Distant Healing for HIV/AIDS

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: HIV Infections, AIDS

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine whether individuals praying at a distance (also known as "Distant Healing") can positively affect the health of people with HIV/AIDS.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00079534

Run by

National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

People needed

150

Starts

2000-12-01

Expected to finish

2003-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2006-08-18

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• HIV infection
• History of a CD4 cell count less than 200 cells/mm3
• Stable antiretroviral regimen
• English-speaking

You may not qualify if…

• Inability or unwillingness to fill out questionnaires
• History of non-HIV related life-threatening disease

Where it is running

• California Pacific Medical Center — San Francisco, California, United States

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