A Large Cross-sectional Study of Laying-on-of-hands in Japan: Who Responds to it and What Facilitates the Response?
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 44,587
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Severity of various symptoms
研究概览
简要总结
The purpose of this study is to determine the symptomatic changes after a single session of laying-on-of-hands in various settings, and to evaluate optimal conditions for the outcomes.
详细描述
Laying-on-of-hands is applied in many different situations; however, most reports published previously described its efficacy in a clinical setting, with its administration conducted by a few expert practitioners. This study aimed to determine the symptomatic changes after a single session of the Okada Purifying Therapy, a form of laying-on-of-hands, in various settings, and to analyze factors influencing the outcomes.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Ecologic Or Community
- 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
- •able to receive laying-on-of-hands for 30 minutes or longer from the investigators
- •able to self-evaluate the change of their symptoms
- •competent to answer the Japanese questionnaires
- •aged 16 years or older
排除标准
- •those who did not match the inclusion criteria
结局指标
主要结局
Severity of various symptoms
时间窗: Baseline and immediately after a single intervention
Participants self-evaluated the severity of various symptoms before and after the intervention, and determined whether their symptoms got better, worsened, or did not change.
次要结局
- Adjusted odds ratios of the factors influencing the outcomes(in 1 year)