protocolSection identificationModule nctId: NCT06296680, orgStudyIdInfo id: EGE_UNI_SEVCAN_OZ_KAHVECI_0001, briefTitle: Reiki for Cancer: Pain, Anxiety, and Stress, statusModule overallStatus: COMPLETED, startDateStruct date: 2022-09-02, primaryCompletionDateStruct date: 2022-11-30, completionDateStruct date: 2023-06-30, studyFirstPostDateStruct date: 2024-03-06, lastUpdatePostDateStruct date: 2024-03-06, sponsorCollaboratorsModule leadSponsor name: Ege University, class: OTHER, descriptionModule briefSummary: The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate the effects of Reiki, Sham Reiki, and Progressive Relaxation Exercise on the levels of pain, anxiety, and stress in cancer patients.The main questions it aims to answer are:* Question 1: The effect of Reiki applied to cancer patients on the level of pain within the time series is higher in favor of the intervention group.* Question 2: The effect of Reiki applied to cancer patients on the level of anxiety within the time series is higher in favor of the intervention group.* Question 3: The effect of Reiki applied to cancer patients on cortisol levels within the time series is higher in favor of the intervention group.* Question 4: The effect of Reiki applied to cancer patients on the level of stress within the time series is higher in favor of the intervention group.* Participants have answered the questions in the Individual Identification Form, Visual Comparison Scale, State Anxiety Scale and Perceived Stress Scale and serum cortisol levels were evaluated in the pretest.* Afterwards, the patients in the intervention group received Reiki for four consecutive days, the patients in the placebo group received Sham Reiki, and the patients in the control group received Progressive Relaxation Exercise.* The patients in the experimental group received Reiki to the seven chakra regions and additional areas with pain for a total duration of 25-30 minutes for four days, with an average of three minutes.* The patients in the placebo group received Sham Reiki to the seven chakra regions for a total duration of 25-30 minutes for four days, with an average of three minutes.* Progressive Relaxation Exercise (PRE) group patients received PRE for four days.* On the 4th day, pain and anxiety levels (0-10 Likert-type scale) of the patients were evaluated after the last applications.* On the 21st day, the day of the next chemotherapy cycle, pain and anxiety levels were evaluated, state anxiety scale and perceived stress scale were administered, and serum cortisol level was evaluated in the morning before the start of chemotherapy.* At the 3rd month follow-up, pain and anxiety levels (0-10 Likert-type scale), state anxiety scale and perceived stress scale were evaluated., conditionsModule conditions: Therapeutic Touch, conditions: Cancer, designModule studyType: INTERVENTIONAL, phases: NA, designInfo allocation: RANDOMIZED, interventionModel: FACTORIAL, interventionModelDescription: This study is a three-arm intervention trial. Reiki was applied to the intervention group, Sham Reiki to the placebo group, and Progressive Relaxation Exercise to the control group. The effects of these three methods applied to cancer patients on their levels of pain, anxiety, and cortisol were examined., primaryPurpose: TREATMENT, maskingInfo masking: DOUBLE, maskingDescription: In order to prevent assessment bias, blinding was implemented throughout the collection of data from patients, evaluation of the effectiveness and reliability of the applied dependent variables, data processing, reporting, and statistical analysis. The researcher was provided with a randomization list by a statistical expert. The researcher was included in the study without knowing which group the patients would be assigned to, and the patients were also enrolled without knowledge of their group assignment. Therefore, this study was conducted as a three-arm, double-blind, randomized follow-up study in the experimental research model, with intervention, placebo, and control groups., whoMasked: PARTICIPANT, whoMasked: INVESTIGATOR, enrollmentInfo count: 58, type: ACTUAL, armsInterventionsModule interventions name: Reiki, interventions name: Sham Reiki, interventions name: Progressive Relaxation Exercise, outcomesModule primaryOutcomes measure: Stress levels, secondaryOutcomes measure: Anxiety levels, secondaryOutcomes measure: Pain levels, eligibilityModule sex: ALL, minimumAge: 18 Years, maximumAge: 90 Years, stdAges: ADULT, stdAges: OLDER_ADULT, contactsLocationsModule locations facility: Ege University, city: İzmir, zip: 35100, country: Turkey, geoPoint lat: 38.41273, lon: 27.13838, hasResults: False