A Pilot Study Evaluating the Effect and Feasibility of Virtual Reiki Therapy as a Complementary Treatment for Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 进行中（未招募）
- 入组人数
- 20
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Change in Visual Analog Scales (VAS) score
研究概览
简要总结
The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy, feasibility, and acceptability of Virtual Reiki therapy as a complementary treatment for patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The study also aims to investigate the feasibility, acceptability, and adherence of integrating Virtual Reiki therapy within the healthcare system for patients with SLE. Participants receiving standard of care (SOC) treatment for SLE will continue SOC while receiving research-specific Virtual Reiki therapy once per week for 8 weeks. Each study session will be delivered remotely by a Certified Reiki Practitioner Level II or higher.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Adult aged 18 and older at the time of informed consent
- •Diagnosed with SLE (based on 2019 American College of Rheumatology (ACR)/ European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) criteria)
- •Currently receiving SOC treatment for SLE at NYU Langone Orthopedic Center
- •Able and willing to provide consent and participate in 8 weekly virtual Reiki sessions
- •Has access to reliable internet, have an active email address, and able to utilize WebEx
- •Able to read, speak and understand English
排除标准
- •Under 18 years of age
- •Patients experiencing severe disease activity requiring hospitalization at time of screening
- •Unable to read, speak and understand English
- •No access to internet
- •Not willing to participate in weekly virtual Reiki sessions
- •Currently enrolled in another interventional clinical trial
研究组 & 干预措施
Virtual Reiki Therapy
Participants receiving standard of care (SOC) treatment for SLE will continue SOC while receiving research-specific Virtual Reiki therapy once per week for 8 weeks.
干预措施: Virtual Reiki Therapy (Other)
结局指标
主要结局
Change in Visual Analog Scales (VAS) score
时间窗: Week 4, Week 8
VAS is a tool widely used to measure pain. A patient is asked to indicate his/her perceived pain intensity (most commonly) along a 10 mm horizontal line, and this rating is then measured from the left edge (=VAS score). The total score range is 0 (no pain) to 10 (worst pain imaginable); the higher the score, the worse the pain.
次要结局
- Number of Reiki sessions completed over the 8-week period(Week 8)