The Effect of Reiki on Cesarean During Hospitalization

August 13, 2025 updated by: Sümeyye BAL, Ondokuz Mayıs University

The Effect of Reiki Applied to Women Who Have Been Hospitalized by Cesarean During the Hospitalization Process on Anxiety, Depression, Comfort and Breastfeeding

To determine the effect of reiki applied to women who have been hospitalized by cesarean during the hospitalization process on anxiety, depression, comfort and breastfeeding

Method: The study will be completed in a randomized controlled manner with a total of 70 women, 35 in the experimental group and 35 in the control group. Women in the experimental group Reiki therapy will be applied to the participants for 30 minutes while they lie down with their eyes closed. Research data will be collected with the Comfort Scale, Hospital anxiety and depression scale and bristol breastfeeding points and will be recorded

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Design and Settings: This randomized controlled experimental study will conducted in the post operative room of the, Turkey between the dates of June 2024 and October 2024

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

70

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Turkey
      • Samsun, Turkey, 55200
        • Ondokuz Mayis University

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • volunteering
  • be over 18 years old
  • Not having a diagnosed psychiatric disease
  • no communication problems
  • No drug sensitivity or allergy
  • women who have had a cesarean section

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Having a diagnosed psychiatric illness
  • no communication problems
  • Being under 18 years of age
  • not volunteering to participate in the research
  • drug sensitivity and allergy
  • women who gave birth normally

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: control group
will provided with standard midwifery care.
Experimental: Reiki
. Reiki therapy will be applied to the participants for 30 minutes while they lie down with their eyes closed. A total of 4 sessions of Reiki application will be applied to the intervention group at the 4th hour, 8th hour, 24th hour and 28th hour after the cesarean section. Reiki application will be applied at the 4th hour after the cesarean section. Comfort, anxiety, depression and breastfeeding symptoms after the 4th session will be recorded.
Other: reiki
effect of reiki application to women who have been hospitalized by ceserean during the hospitlalization process on anxiety depression comfort and breastfeesing
Other Names:
  • control group

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
anxiety and depression
Time Frame: immediately after intervention

Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale;Hospital anxiety depression scale, to screen anxiety and depression in people with physical illnesses.

has been prepared. It consists of 14 items.
immediately after intervention

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Ondokuz Mayıs University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Sümeyye BAL, Ph.D., Ondokuz Mayıs University

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

June 3, 2024

Primary Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2024

Study Completion (Actual)

March 3, 2025

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 25, 2024

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 25, 2024

First Posted (Actual)

May 31, 2024

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

August 17, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 13, 2025

Last Verified

August 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2024/236

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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