International Cross-sectional Study on the Effectiveness of Biofield Therapy for the Relief of Various Symptoms
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 12,000
- 主要终点
- adjusted odds ratio of the factors associated with the changes in symptoms
研究概览
简要总结
Participants from 14 different countries received a single session of biofield therapy (Okada Purifying Therapy) lasting 30 minutes or longer from the volunteer practitioners. Before and after the therapy, they reported the severity of physical pain, anxiety/depression, dizziness/palpitation, and overall symptoms. The team compared the effectiveness/safety of biofield therapy between countries and analyzed the factors associated with the outcomes.
详细描述
Participants aged 16 or older from 14 different countries (Japan, USA, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Peru, Taiwan, Thai, South Korea, Belgium, France, Portugal, and Spain) received a single session of biofield therapy (Okada Purifying Therapy) lasting 30 minutes or longer from the volunteer practitioners in their country of residence. Before and after the intervention, they reported each severity level of physical pain, anxiety/depression, dizziness/palpitation, and overall symptoms. The team compared the improvement/exacerbation rate of a single session of biofield therapy between the countries, and examined the adjusted odds ratio of the variables associated with the changes in each category of symptoms in a real-world setting.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Case Only
- 时间视角
- Cross Sectional
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 16 Years 至 —（Child, Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Individuals who agreed to receive a single session of biofield therapy for 30 minutes or longer from the volunteer investigators.
- •Individuals who were able to self-evaluate the change of their symptoms.
- •Individuals who were competent to answer the questionnaires.
- •Individuals who were aged 16 or older.
排除标准
- •no specific exclusion criteria
结局指标
主要结局
adjusted odds ratio of the factors associated with the changes in symptoms
时间窗: Up to one year after all the data were collected.
Logistic regression analyses
improvement/exacerbation rate of symptoms after a single session of biofield therapy
时间窗: Up to one year after all the data were collected.
The Mann-Whitney test was conducted to compare the improvement/exacerbation rates between countries.
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Kiyoshi Suzuki
President
MOA Health Science Foundation