Clinical trial NCT06772467: The Effect of Reiki and EFT on Symptom Burden, Disease Adaptation, Vital Signs and Catheter-Related Pain in HD Patients
Official title: The Effect of Reiki and Emotional Release Technique (EFT) on Symptom Burden, Disease Adaptation, Vital Signs and Catheter-Related Pain in Haemodialysis Patients:Randomized Controlled Trial
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Hemodialysis Patient
Keywords: Reiki
EFT
Hemodialysis
Pain
Symptom
Lead sponsor: Inonu University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2025-01-13
Enrollment: 96
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: CROSSOVER
Intervention model description: Randomized controlled trial
Primary purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Brief summary: Objective: This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of reiki and emotional release technique (EFT) on symptom burden, disease adaptation, vital signs and catheter-related pain in haemodialysis patients.

Method: The study was conducted as a pretest-posttest randomised controlled experimental research model. The study was conducted in two haemodialysis units in Bingöl province between September 2023 and December 2024. The population of the study consisted of all patients receiving treatment in haemodialysis units, and the sample consisted of 96 patients (Reiki group =32, EFT group =32 and control group =32 people) determined by power analysis. "Dialysis symptom index", " Tee end-stage renal failure adjustment scale", "Vital signs follow-up form" and "Visual analogue scale" were used for data collection.

Detailed description: During the research process, 8 sessions of reiki and EFT were applied to the patients in the experimental groups, while the patients in the control group continued to receive routine care practices.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* To be over 18 years old,
* To agree to participate in the research,
* To be literate,
* To be able to communicate verbally,
* Receiving three sessions of outpatient haemodialysis (HD) treatment per week in the same institution,
* Active use of the fistula,
* No impairment in mental and cognitive functions,
* Receiving HD therapy for at least three months (to be considered a chronic HD programme)

Exclusion Criteria:

* Refusal to participate in research,
* Receiving peritoneal dialysis,
* To have a central venous catheter,
* A psychiatric disorder diagnosed by a psychiatrist,
* To withdraw from the investigation,
* Losing your life in the process of work,
* Change of institution or city,

Primary outcomes:
measure: The effect of Reiki on dialysis symptoms
timeFrame: 2 month
measure: The effect of Reiki on compliance to illness
timeFrame: 2 month
measure: The effect of Reiki on vital sings
timeFrame: 2 month
measure: The effect of Reiki on catheter-related pain
timeFrame: 2 month
Secondary outcomes:
measure: The effect of EFT on dialysis symptoms
timeFrame: 2 months
measure: The effect of EFT on compliance to illness
timeFrame: 2 months
measure: The effect of EFT on vital sings
timeFrame: 2 months
measure: The effect of EFT on catheter-related pain
timeFrame: 2 months
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Malatya
country: Turkey
facility: Inonu University
Study officials:
affiliation: Inonu University
name: Hakime Aslan
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
References:
citation: Aslan H, Pekince H. Nursing students' views on the COVID-19 pandemic and their percieved stress levels. Perspect Psychiatr Care. 2021 Apr;57(2):695-701. doi: 10.1111/ppc.12597. Epub 2020 Aug 17.