Effect of Reiki on Neuropathic Pain Severity and Sleep Quality in Patients With Diabetic Neuropathy
Recruiting now · Not applicable · Has a placebo group
Conditions studied: Diabetic Neuropathy
In brief
The study is planned to be conducted in a mixed research design with quantitative and qualitative types. The quantitative phase of the study was planned as a single-blind, randomized controlled study with Reiki group, Sham Reiki group and control group designs in order to examine the effect of second-level (remote application) Reiki applied to patients with diabetic neuropathy for 20 minutes a day for four days on pain intensity, neuropathic pain intensity (DN4 Questionnaire) total scores and sleep quality. The qualitative study will be conducted with 4 people from the Reiki and Sham Reiki groups, a total of 8 patients, one week after the application, using the individual in-depth interview method and a semi-structured questionnaire.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT06668623
- Run by
- TC Erciyes University
- People needed
- 60
- Starts
- 2024-11-01
- Expected to finish
- 2025-12-30
- Last updated by the study team
- 2025-02-14
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 70. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Over 18 years of age
- No communication problems
- Communicating in Turkish
- No diagnosis of mental illness
- Willingness to participate in the study
- Being competent enough to answer forms and surveys
- VAS pain intensity 3 and above
- 4 Question Neuropathic Pain score 4 and above
- Not having received Reiki treatment
You may not qualify if…
- Receiving a different illness and treatment during the therapy process
- Leaving Reiki practice
- Psychiatric illness
- Becoming a Reiki practitioner or instructor
- Cerebrovascular disease
- Receiving Reiki practice
Where it is running
- Kayseri City Hospital — Kayseri, Kocasinan, Turkey (Türkiye) (enrolling)
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