Fatigue and Sleep Quality in Multiple Sclerosis Patients

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Multiple Sclerosis
• Interventions: Other: Reiki

• Registration Number: NCT05456464
• Lead Sponsor: Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University

Brief Summary

This study was planned to examine the effect of reiki application on fatigue and sleep quality in patients with multiple sclerosis.

Detailed Description

Fatigue and Sleep Quality in Multiple Sclerosis Patients: Does Reiki Application Affect?

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-06-01
• Study First Submitted: 2022-07-05
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-07-12
• Study First Posted: 2022-07-13
• Primary Completion: 2022-08-08
• Study Completion: 2022-09-30
• Status Verified: 2023-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-08-30
• Last Update Posted: 2023-08-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

• Being over 18 years old
• Volunteering to participate in the research
• Having the ability to use technological tools
• Not using Reiki and similar integrative treatment methods
• Not having a verbal communication disability (hearing and speaking)
• Not having a diagnosed psychiatric disorder
• Patients who have been treated for MS for more than three months
• Having a scale score of >5 on the Piper Fatigue Scale
• A score of >5 on the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Scale

Exclusion Criteria

• None

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Reiki	Reiki	The researcher, a second-degree Reiki therapist, performed the Reiki therapy. Patients were told to lie comfortably on their backs after they were informed about the therapy. Each of the 7 Reiki hand positions was applied sequentially. Each of the hand positions took 2-3 minutes, requiring 30-40 minutes in total.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)	At the end of Session 7(In the first week, the first session will be face-to-face and the other sessions will be online for 4 days. 1 online session will be given on the first day of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th week. A total of 7 sessions of Reiki will begiven)	The PSQI is a valid and consistent survey comprising of 19 questions to assess quality and amount of sleep and the existence of a sleep disorder and its level in the previous month. The scale was adapted into the Turkish language by Agargün et al. (1996). The scale consists of seven components that assess patients subjective sleep quality, sleep delay, use of sleeping medication and disfunction in daily activities. Each item scores in the range 0-3 points and the total score of the seven components gives the total PSQI score. The total score has a value between 0-21 and a high total score demonstrates a poor quality of sleep. A total PSQI score which is ≤5 indicates "good sleep", and a score which is \>5 indicates "poor sleep"
The Piper Fatigue Scale	At the end of Session 7(In the first week, the first session will be face-to-face and the other sessions will be online for 4 days. 1 online session will be given on the first day of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th week. A total of 7 sessions of Reiki will begiven)	It is a 22-item scale that measures four subscales: behavior (6 items), affect (5 items), sensory (5 items), and cognition/mood (6 items). Each item has 11 response categories on a 0-10 metric with verbal descriptors anchoring the endpoints. Each subscale is scored individually and then aggregated together for an overall score, with higher scores reflecting more fatigue.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University, Faculty of Health Sciences; 🇹🇷 Istanbul, Güneydoğu Anadolu Bölgesi, Turkey