The Effect of Distant Reiki on Pain and Holistic Well-being

The Effect of Distant Reiki on Pain and Holistic Well-being of Individuals With Phantom Pain After Amputation

Phantom limb pain is a condition characterized by painful sensations in the missing part of the amputated limb, which reduces the quality of life of the individual. It has been reported that approximately 85% of patients undergoing amputation experience phantom limb pain, and chronic pain is the most common symptom in individuals who have undergone limb amputation. These problems negatively affect individuals physically, mentally and socially and lead to deterioration of holistic well-being. This study will be examined the effect of distant reiki on pain and holistic well-being of ındividuals with phantom pain after amputation.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Phantom Limb Pain
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Distant reiki group

Detailed Description

Phantom limb pain is a condition characterized by painful sensations in the missing part of the amputated limb, which reduces the quality of life of the individual. It has been reported that approximately 85% of patients undergoing amputation experience phantom limb pain, and chronic pain is the most common symptom in individuals who have undergone limb amputation. These problems negatively affect individuals physically, mentally and socially and lead to deterioration of holistic well-being.

Reiki is one of the holistic health practices that is effective in maintaining the balance between body, mind and spirit, which forms the basis of holistic well-being. Reiki, known as an energy-based therapy, helps to rebalance the natural energy flow circulating in the body and to increase the body's self-healing ability, and it prevents or repairs physical, emotional and mental imbalances by regaining the energy we lost in daily life. The purpose of Reiki practice is to promote health and well-being by helping to relax and reduce stress.There is no study in the literature examining the effect of reiki application on phantom pain and holistic well-being.This study was planned to examine the effect of remote reiki applied to individuals with post-amputation phantom pain on pain and holistic well-being.It is thought that it will contribute to the literature in terms of being the first research to be done on this subject.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 15
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Aksaray, Turkey, 68100
    • Aksaray University Health Science Faculty
  • Aksaray
    • Merkez, Aksaray, Turkey, 68100
      • Cemile KÜTMEÇ YILMAZ

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 90 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Above 18 years old,
• İndividuals with limb loss and phantom pain
• No communication problem,
• Have the physical and cognitive ability to answer the data collection forms,
• Individuals who have not received body-mind therapy (yoga, reiki, meditation, etc.)

Exclusion Criteria:

• individuals who have done reiki therapy before

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Distant reiki group; According to Classical Usui Reiki, Reiki II. Remote Reiki will be practiced every day for 10 days by researchers who have completed the Phase 1 training. The time of remote reiki application will be planned by talking with the patient.	Other: Distant reiki group; According to Classical Usui Reiki, Reiki II. Remote Reiki will be practiced every day for 10 days by researchers who have completed the Phase 1 training. The time of remote reiki application will be planned by talking with the patient.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Visual pain Scale	The pain scores of the individuals will be measured after the pre-test and the 10th days using the visual pain scale. Pain score min 1 - max 10. An increase in the score indicates an increase in pain intensity.	10 days
Holistic Well-being Scale	Holistic Well-being Scale scores of the individuals will be measured after the pre-test and the 10th days using the Holistic Well-being Scale. The instrument consists of 26 items rated on a 10-point Likert-type scale (1 = strongly disagree to 10 = strongly agree). The scale has no cut-off point.	10 days

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Aksaray University Training and Research Hospital
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: CEMİLE KÜTMEÇ YILMAZ, Dr., Aksaray University, Faculty of Health Science, Nursing Department, Turkey

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): October 20, 2022
• Primary Completion (Actual): May 20, 2023
• Study Completion (Actual): September 20, 2023

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: January 5, 2023
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 12, 2023
• First Posted (Actual): January 13, 2023

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimated): January 31, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 30, 2024
• Last Verified: January 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pathologic Processes; Nervous System Diseases; Postoperative Complications; Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Neurobehavioral Manifestations; Perceptual Disorders; Pain, Postoperative; Phantom Limb
• Other Study ID Numbers: 2022/14-07

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No