Effect of Healing on Rheumatoid Arthritis

NCT ID: NCT00967395

Last Updated: 2012-01-06

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

90 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2008-01-31

Study Completion Date

2009-09-30

Brief Summary

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The hypothesis is that healing may influence the patient's general status by altering psychological as well as other body functions of importance for the rheumatoid arthritis. This is tested in a three group design with a control group and two groups receiving healing with or without a healer present. The study is randomized and double blind.

Detailed Description

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The central claim of healers is that this process facilitates self-healing in the patient. Spiritual healing includes several categories, including 'therapeutic touch' and 'intercessory prayer', and the healing may be attributed to God, spirits, universal forces or energies, biological healing energies residing in the healer, or self-healing powers or energies thought to reside latent in the healed organism. The highly controversial hypothesized effects of distant or spiritual healing contradict our traditional sense of reality and are in conflict with what is generally viewed as being in correspondence with modern science.

Conditions

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Rheumatoid Arthritis

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Healing

patients receive healing while blindfolded and with hearing protector. The healer is behind a screen and not allowed to speak with the subject.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Healing

Intervention Type OTHER

Healing in our study is given be a healer "no-touch", who just has to be present in the room.

Sham healing

Same design of room as with the healing, while in this case a student is behind the screen

Group Type SHAM_COMPARATOR

Sham healing

Intervention Type OTHER

Sham Healing in our study is given be a student "no-touch", who just has to be present in the room.

Control

Business as usual in the third arm

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Healing

Healing in our study is given be a healer "no-touch", who just has to be present in the room.

Intervention Type OTHER

Sham healing

Sham Healing in our study is given be a student "no-touch", who just has to be present in the room.

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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"active healing" "placebo healing"

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients with rheumatoid arthritis in a stable medication the past 3 months written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

* Not able to arrange own transport, language problems
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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The IMK Foundation

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

The Danish Rheumatism Association

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Oak Foundation

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Henning Bliddal

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Henning Bliddal

Professor

Responsibility Role SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Bente Danneskiold-Samsøe, Professor

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Frederiksberg University Hospital

Other Identifiers

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(KF) 01-123/04

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

(KF) 01-123/04

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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