Effectiveness of Laying-on-of-hands for Sickle Cell Disease

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

40 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2006-03-31

Study Completion Date

2009-12-31

Brief Summary

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The objective of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of 1-year administration of laying-on-of-hands on the morbidity and mortality of patients with sickle cell disease in Africa.

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Detailed Description

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Patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) have a high risk of premature death in Africa, mainly due to insufficient medical services. SCD patients often visit emergency department and need hospitalization when they suffer from severe pain; however, they manage most of painful episodes at home. Appropriate pain management at home is, therefore, crucial to improve their clinical course and quality of life. Laying-on-of-hands may be a good candidate for home care management, because family member(s) can become a practitioner of laying-on-of-hands without difficulty and administer it to their loved one as an initial treatment whenever necessary. There are no reports concerning the effectiveness of laying-on-of-hands for the outcomes of SCD patients, as far as we have investigated.

Conditions

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Sickle Cell Disease Pain Crisis Recurrent Anemia Infection Death

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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laying-on-of-hands

Patients of this arm received laying-on-of-hands twice a day (45 minutes each) every weekday for 1year, and received conventional medical treatment if necessary.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

laying-on-of-hands

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The intervention group received laying-on-of-hands every weekday for 1 year along with conventional medicine. The control group did not undergo any alternatives to OPT.

control group

Patients of this arm did not receive any alternatives other than conventional treatment.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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laying-on-of-hands

The intervention group received laying-on-of-hands every weekday for 1 year along with conventional medicine. The control group did not undergo any alternatives to OPT.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Other Intervention Names

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Okada Purifying Therapy biofield therapy

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* patients with symptoms associated with sickle cell disease
* those able to receive laying-on-of-hands every weekday for 1 year
* those able to receive conventional medical treatment whenever necessary
* those able to receive blood test at the beginning, after 6 month and after 1 year