The Effects of Prayer on Pain Thresholds and Scores of Anxiety and Depression in Patients With Migraine and Control
NCT ID: NCT07143461
Last Updated: 2026-01-13
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
105 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2023-09-29
2025-09-29
Brief Summary
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* To analyze the relationship between individuals' spirituality, pain thresholds, and anxiety and depression scores.
* To evaluate the effects of different aspects of prayer (thanksgiving, adoration, confession, meditative, and petitionary) on cephalic pain thresholds in individuals with and without migraines.
Migraine group: 50 participants. Non-migraine group: 50 participants. Total number of participants in total: 100.
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
CROSSOVER
TREATMENT
DOUBLE
Study Groups
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Migraine + prayer
Each migraine participant will serve as their own control, meaning they will undergo both the prayer intervention and the control text intervention on different days. This arm is for the migraine participant and the prayer intervention.
Faith Healing
In the prayer condition, the participants will engage and vocalize in prayers they are already familiar with and commonly practice at least once, then continue silently for 10 minutes, focusing on the content. If distracted, participants should refocus on the prayer and reflect on its meaning.
Migraine + control text reading
Each migraine participant will serve as their own control, meaning they will undergo both the prayer intervention and the control text intervention on different days. This arm is for the migraine participant and the control text reading intervention.
Control
In the control condition, participants will read a neutral text with no spiritual or religious content for 10 minutes. If distracted, they should refocus on the text.
Non-migraine + prayer
Each non-migraine participant will serve as their own control, meaning they will undergo both the prayer intervention and the control text intervention on different days. This arm is for the migraine participant and the prayer intervention.
Faith Healing
In the prayer condition, the participants will engage and vocalize in prayers they are already familiar with and commonly practice at least once, then continue silently for 10 minutes, focusing on the content. If distracted, participants should refocus on the prayer and reflect on its meaning.
Non-migraine + control text reading
Each non-migraine participant will serve as their own control, meaning they will undergo both the prayer intervention and the control text intervention on different days. This arm is for the migraine participant and the control text reading intervention.
Control
In the control condition, participants will read a neutral text with no spiritual or religious content for 10 minutes. If distracted, they should refocus on the text.
Interventions
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Faith Healing
In the prayer condition, the participants will engage and vocalize in prayers they are already familiar with and commonly practice at least once, then continue silently for 10 minutes, focusing on the content. If distracted, participants should refocus on the prayer and reflect on its meaning.
Control
In the control condition, participants will read a neutral text with no spiritual or religious content for 10 minutes. If distracted, they should refocus on the text.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Feeling comfortable performing a known prayer.
Exclusion Criteria
* Decompensated diabetes mellitus
* Cognitive weaknesses that prevent the patient from understanding and carrying out the study procedures.
18 Years
60 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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University of Sao Paulo
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Georgia Kleinschmitt Westenhofen
Sub-Investigator
Locations
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Institute of Psychiatry of the University of São Paulo
São Paulo, , Brazil
Countries
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Other Identifiers
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U1111-1316-9878
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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