The Effect of Reiki on Anxiety, Stress, and Comfort

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Gastro-Intestinal Disorder; Reiki
• Interventions: Other: Reiki; Other: Sham reiki

• Registration Number: NCT04843384
• Lead Sponsor: Mardin Artuklu University

Brief Summary

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy is a procedure that is used in the examination, diagnosis, and treatment of the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum. With developments in present-day technology, it is safe and widely used. This study's aim is to determine the effect of Reiki when applied before upper gastrointestinal endoscopy on levels of anxiety, stress, and comfort. This single-blind, randomized, sham-controlled study was held between February and July 2021.

Detailed Description

Anxiety and stress are problems that are often seen in patients undergoing upper GI endoscopy, and managing them is an important step in calming the patient and thereby reducing complications.The results of this study will contribute to the literature in forming a basis for other studies on the topic. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of the application of Reiki and sham Reiki on anxiety, stress, and comfort levels in patients undergoing upper GI endoscopy.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-02-02
• Primary Completion: 2021-04-01
• Study Completion: 2021-04-01
• Study First Submitted: 2021-04-05
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-04-12
• Study First Posted: 2021-04-13
• Status Verified: 2025-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-02-19
• Last Update Posted: 2025-02-24

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 159

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Reiki	Reiki	One of these methods, reiki, has roots which go back thousands of years. Modern reiki was rediscovered and introduced by Mikao Usui in Japan at the end of the 19th century. Reiki means "universal life energy" . The aim in reiki, in which healing energy is purposefully directed, is to provide restoration of unbalanced energy layers which might be the source of physical, emotional or psychological pain.
Sham reiki	Sham reiki	With the Sham Reiki patients, a nurse without reiki training performed Sham Reiki randomly for approximately, following a protocol which did not include the body's energy centers or chakras.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Visual Analog Scale for Stress (VASS)	"Average of 1 year"	The VASS reliably assesses levels of perceived stress.The VASS used in this study is a horizontal line with two points labeled "No stress" and "High stress" at a distance of 0 and 10 cm from each other.
Short General Comfort Questionnaire (SGCQ)	"Average of 1 year"	The SGCQ was devised by Kolcaba et al. in 2006 and adapted to Turkish society by Citlik et al. in 2018. It consists of 28 items, and the items on the scale score between 28 and 168 in total.
State Anxiety Inventory (SAI)	"Average of 1 year"	The SAI was developed by Spielberger et al., and the validity and reliability of the Turkish version were tested by Oner and Le Compte in 1974 to 1977.The highest possible score is 80, and the lowest is 20.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Hediye Utli; 🇹🇷 Mardin, Turkey