The Effect of Reiki in Patients With Type-II Diabetes

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

61 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-08-03

Study Completion Date

2024-07-31

Brief Summary

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Aim: To evaluate the effects of Reiki on subjective well-being, happiness, and some metabolic variables in patients with Type-II diabetes.

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Detailed Description

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This study, designed as a randomized controlled trial with a pretest-posttest design, was conducted between September 2022 and August 2023 at the Internal Medicine clinic of Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul Provincial Health Directorate. The participants were voluntary individuals who had been diagnosed with Type-II Diabetes Mellitus at least 6 months prior, had a BMI ≥ 25kg/m² (overweight or obese), HbA1c ≥ 6.5%, were following a diabetes-specific diet or using oral antidiabetics, and were neither Reiki practitioners nor instructors. Randomization was used to assign participants to either the Reiki group or the control group. During the pretest, participants were asked to complete the Personal Information Form, the Subjective Well-Being Scale (SWS), and the OXFORD Happiness Scale (OHS). Pre-intervention fasting and postprandial blood glucose levels, HbA1c percentage, body mass index, LDL-HDL/total cholesterol, triglyceride levels, and blood pressure measurements were obtained from the patients' records and documented.The Reiki group received 20 minutes of remote Reiki once a day for 4 consecutive days, while no intervention was applied to the control group. The Subjective Well-Being Scale and OXFORD Happiness Scale were reapplied to both groups at the first and second months following the intervention, and the metabolic values, along with these scales, were measured again in the third month.

Conditions

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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Single-blind randomized controlled trial

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Participants were told that there were intervention and control groups in the study, but it was not explained which group they were in.

Study Groups

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Reiki

The Reiki group received 20 minutes of remote Reiki once a day for 4 consecutive days

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Reiki

Intervention Type OTHER

The Reiki group received distant Reiki application to their energy centers for 20 minutes, once a day, for 4 consecutive days, by researchers with Reiki Stage II training under the guidance of a researcher with the Usui Reiki Master \& Teacher degree.

Control

No intervention was applied to the control group

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Reiki

The Reiki group received distant Reiki application to their energy centers for 20 minutes, once a day, for 4 consecutive days, by researchers with Reiki Stage II training under the guidance of a researcher with the Usui Reiki Master \& Teacher degree.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Diagnosed with Type-II Diabetes Mellitus at least 6 months prior
* Had a BMI ≥ 25kg/m² (overweight or obese)
* HbA1c ≥ 6.5%

Exclusion Criteria

* Being diagnosed with another disease and needing treatment during the data collection process
* Being a Reiki practitioner or instructor
* Using insulin for treatment

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No