Effect of Reiki on Neuropathic Pain Severity and Sleep Quality in Patients With Diabetic Neuropathy

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Other
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

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.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Maximum Age: 70
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• 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

Locations
Other Locations
Turkey
Kayseri City Hospital
RECRUITING
Kayseri
Contact Information
Primary
Fatma G. BURKEV, PhD student
fatmaburkev@gmail.com
+90 0352 315 77 00
Time Frame
Start Date: 2024-11-01
Estimated Completion Date: 2025-12-30
Participants
Target number of participants: 60
Treatments
Active_comparator: Reiki Group
Remote Reiki application will be performed once a day for 20 minutes for four days by a researcher who has received second-level training.
Sham_comparator: Sham Reiki Group
In the placebo group, the Sham Reiki group will receive remote Reiki application in accordance with the application protocol by a nurse who is not a Reiki practitioner trained by the researcher and has not received any previous training.
No_intervention: control group
For four weeks, patients will not receive any treatment. Individuals will continue to receive their normal treatments.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: TC Erciyes University

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