The Effect of Reiki on Breastfeeding Self-efficacy, Pregnancy Complaints and Quality of Life

NCT ID: NCT05942989

Last Updated: 2023-07-12

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: UNKNOWN
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 68 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2023-08-01
• Study Completion Date: 2024-08-31

Brief Summary

Despite the benefits of reiki application, no study has been found that examined the effects of reiki on breastfeeding self-efficacy, complaints during pregnancy and quality of life in pregnant women.

Detailed Description

Reiki, one of the complementary and alternative therapy (CAM) methods; It means "universal life energy" and is natural healing energy (Müller & Günther, 2006). This healing method is a way of treating others physically and spiritually (Vitale&O'Connor, 2006; Yücel, 2007). Reiki focuses on energy chakras and bio-psycho-spiritual healing. Reiki enables vital signs (blood pressure, pulse rate, respiratory rate) to reach normal levels, reduces acute and chronic pain, facilitates sleep, reduces anxiety and fear, relieves depression, reduces stress, provides relaxation, reduces the use of painkillers and increases coping skills. (Anderson & Ameling, 2001; Kelley & William, 2009; Lee et al., 2003; Pocotte & Salvador, 2008; Vitale, 2006).

Nurses are responsible for increasing the general health level of the mother by detecting and treating the existing diseases in the pregnant, providing timely diagnosis and treatment of potential problems that may arise, monitoring and evaluating the development of the mother and the fetus during pregnancy, giving care to the mother during pregnancy, general body care, nutrition, activity, family planning, It is responsible for providing information on signs of danger, care of the newborn and other issues that the mother may need, preparing the mother for birth physiologically and psychologically, thus increasing the quality of life of the mother (Taşkın, 2016).

Conditions

Obstetric Complication

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Intervention group that given education

Reiki group

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Reiki implementation

Intervention Type: OTHER

Reiki is implied by putting hands on the patient and it is believed that energy is transferred to patients by hands.

Control group

Group with no intervention

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

Reiki implementation

Reiki is implied by putting hands on the patient and it is believed that energy is transferred to patients by hands.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

First pregnancy In 28th and above gestational week Able to read and write Open to communication

Exclusion Criteria

Having psychiatric history Diagnosed with risky pregnancy Having congenital anomaly in the baby in the postpartum period Having the childbirth preparation classes Receiving energy therapies before and having reiki training certificate

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 45 Years
• Eligible Sex: FEMALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Cukurova University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Dilara Keklik

Research Assistant, PhD

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Other Identifiers

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Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id