Safety/Effectiveness Study of a Single Session of Laying-on-of-hands in Various Settings in Japan

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The purpose of this study is to determine the symptomatic changes after a single session of laying-on-of-hands in various settings, and to evaluate optimal conditions for the outcomes.

Detailed Description
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Laying-on-of-hands is applied in many different situations; however, most reports published previously described its efficacy in a clinical setting, with its administration conducted by a few expert practitioners. This study aimed to determine the symptomatic changes after a single session of the Okada Purifying Therapy, a form of laying-on-of-hands, in various settings, and to analyze factors influencing the outcomes.

Official Title
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A Large Cross-sectional Study of Laying-on-of-hands in Japan: Who Responds to it and What Facilitates the Response?

Conditions
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Signs and Symptoms, Physical Disorders, Personal Satisfaction

Intervention / Treatment
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* Procedure: Okada Purifying Therapy


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: able to receive laying-on-of-hands for 30 minutes or longer from the investigators able to self-evaluate the change of their symptoms competent to answer the Japanese questionnaires aged 16 years or older Exclusion Criteria: those who did not match the inclusion criteria

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 16 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| laying-on-of-hands<br>44,587 Japanese volunteers with/without illness, who were interested in receiving laying-on-of-hands | Procedure: Okada Purifying Therapy<br>* Each participant received a single session of Okada Purifying Therapy lasting 30 minutes or longer, administered by a voluntary certified practitioner.<br>* Other names: Therapeutic touch;|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Severity of various symptoms | Participants self-evaluated the severity of various symptoms before and after the intervention, and determined whether their symptoms got better, worsened, or did not change. | Baseline and immediately after a single intervention | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Adjusted odds ratios of the factors influencing the outcomes | After collecting all the eligible data, to be clarified are such personal variables as demographic attributes associated with the tendency to respond, and factors that facilitate such responses. | in 1 year | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Therapeutic touch, Laying-on-of-hands, cross-sectional study, healing environment, safety and effectiveness, optimal condition for the intervention