The Effect of Reiki on the Anxiety Level of Mothers

January 20, 2025 updated by: Sümeyye BAL, Ondokuz Mayıs University

The Effect of Reiki on the Anxiety Level of Mothers Whose Children Receive Hospital Treatment

The aim of this study is to determine the effect of Reiki applied to mothers whose children were treated in the hospital on the anxiety level.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Hypotheses 01; there was no difference between the anxiety score of the reiki group and the anxiety score of the control group.

The study will be carried out in three different groups. The practice will start with meeting the women whose children were treated in the hospital. After the women are evaluated in terms of eligibility criteria for the research, the women who are eligible will be informed about the research and written informed consent will be obtained from the women who accept. The random distribution of women to the study groups will be carried out using the Block Randomization method. The following applications will be made to the groups.

Reiki Group The intervention will be applied to the reiki group to be applied in the hospital room. Reiki therapy will be applied by a practitioner with a Reiki application certificate in the application laboratory for 30 minutes while the participants lie down with their eyes closed. 4 sessions of reiki application will be applied to the intervention group for a week. Anxiety level after 4 sessions will be recorded.

Placebo Reiki will be applied to the participants in the group in the application hospital room. The practice will be carried out in the application laboratory for 30 minutes, with the participants sitting with their eyes closed. Reiki life energy will not be transferred to participants in the placebo reiki group. Since the participants' eyes are closed, they will not know that there is a transfer. Placebo Reiki application will be performed in the room 4 times during a week. Placebo application will start, and the first anxiety scores will be recorded. After 4 sessions, anxiety scores will be recorded.

control group; the first anxiety scores will be recorded. After a week later anxiety scores will be recorded.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

120

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:

  • At least the 3rd day of hospitalization

    • Their child has an acute or chronic disease
    • Able to speak and write Turkish and have no communication problems
    • No psychiatric history and not using medication
    • Not drinking alcohol in the last 24 hours
    • Those who have not received body-mind therapy (yoga, reiki, massage, meditation) in the last six months
    • Mothers who volunteer to participate in the research will be included.

Exclusion Criteria:

Reiki practitioner or who also has an instructor

  • Having time and communication problems that cannot answer the questions asked
  • Mothers who do not volunteer to participate in the study will not be included in the study.

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
Experimental: Reiki
The intervention will be applied to the reiki group in the application hospital room. Reiki therapy will be applied by a practitioner with a Reiki application certificate in the application laboratory for 30 minutes while the participants lie down with their eyes closed. 4 sessions of reiki application will be applied to the intervention group for a week. Reiki application will start , the first anxiety scores will be recorded. Anxiety levels after 4 sessions will be recorded.
Other: reiki
reiki
Other Names:
  • control group
  • placebo reiki
Sham Comparator: Placebo reiki
Placebo Reiki will be applied to the participants in the group in the application hospital room. The practice will be carried out in the application room for 30 minutes, with the participants sitting with their eyes closed. Reiki life energy will not be transferred to participants in the placebo reiki group. Since the participants' eyes are closed, they will not know that there is a transfer. Placebo Reiki application will be performed in the room 4 times during a week. Placebo application will start and the anxiety scores will be recorded. After 4 sessions, anxiety scores will be recorded.
Other: placebo reiki
placebo reiki
Other Names:
  • control group
No Intervention: control
Routine hospital procedure will be applied. Anxiety scores will be recorded. After a week anxiety scores will be recorded.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
anxiety
Time Frame: immediately before reiki application and immediately after the reiki application]

The State Anxiety Scale assesses feelings of fear, tension, irritability, and anxiety that increase during stress in response to physical danger and psychological stress. The 20-question test allows individuals to answer within 10 minutes.

It provides answers on a four-point Likert type scale. STAI, reliability ranging from 0.83 to 0.92 It has sufficient validity and reliability with its coefficients (Vitale 2006).
immediately before reiki application and immediately after the reiki application]

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Ondokuz Mayıs University

Collaborators

Ondokuz Mayıs University

Investigators

  • Study Director: 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 30, 2024

Primary Completion (Actual)

November 10, 2024

Study Completion (Actual)

November 10, 2024

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 27, 2024

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 27, 2024

First Posted (Actual)

July 5, 2024

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

March 25, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 20, 2025

Last Verified

October 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2022/292

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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