The Use of Reiki for Patients With Advanced AIDS

Completed · Phase 2

Conditions studied: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, HIV Infections

In brief

This study will investigate the use of Reiki, an energy-based complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) intervention, as an approach to improve well-being for patients with advanced AIDS, and evaluate its effects on dimensions of well-being and quality of life.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00032721

Run by

National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

People needed

146

Starts

2002-03-01

Expected to finish

2003-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2006-08-18

Who can join

Age: 21 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Diagnosis of advanced AIDS, defined as: CD4 count of less than 200 during the past 12 months;
• On HAART for at least 6 months;
• Over age 18;
• Decisionally capable of providing informed consent.

You may not qualify if…

• Not capable of providing informed consent because of psychiatric limitations, e.g. active psychosis.

Where it is running

• Temple University — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
• Albert Einstein Medical Center — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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