Clinical trial NCT05342610: Effect of Reiki Application on Menopausal Symptoms
Official title: Effect of Reiki Application on Menopausal Symptoms
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Menopausal Symptom
Keywords: Nursing
integrative practice
menopausal symptoms
reiki
Lead sponsor: Mersin University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2022-04-22
Enrollment: 48
Sex: FEMALE
Minimum age (years): 40
Maximum age (years): 55
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: Prospective, parallel, two-arm, randomized controlled clinical trial
Primary purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Brief summary: In this randomized controlled study, it was aimed to determine the effect of distant reiki on menopausal symptoms. Two different hypothesis teams have been established for the study.

These; H0: There is no significant difference between the menopause rating scores of the women in the study group in which distant reiki was applied and the control group without distant reiki.

H1: There is a significant difference between the menopause rating scores of the women in the study group in which distant reiki was applied and the control group without distant reiki.

Detailed description: Parallel to the increase in life expectancy by years, the population of women living in the post-menopausal period is also increasing. In order to have a healthy menopause, which is an important part of women's life, it is thought that the distant reiki without health risks by women may be effective in reducing the symptoms of menopause experienced by women. In line with this information, it was aimed to determine the effect of distant reiki on menopausal symptoms. The study was carried out with menopausal women between the ages of 40-55 in Adana province in Turkey. Therefore, in the study, 48 women in the menopausal period between the ages of 40-55 was randomly assigned to reiki and control groups. Distant reiki application for 30 minutes three times a week for four weeks was applied individually to the study group. No intervention was made to the control group for a period of four weeks. The primary expected outcome of the research is the effect of distant reiki on menopausal symptoms of menopausal women. Results was applied three times in total, before the study and control application, 4 weeks and 8 weeks later.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Willing to participate in research,
* Can read and write in Turkish,
* Open to communication,
* Those who are between the ages of 40-55 and do not experience menstruation for at least one year,
* Experiencing at least one or more of the menopausal symptoms,
* Not applying regular reiki,
* Those who have not surgically entered menopause,
* Women without psychiatric problems

Exclusion Criteria:

* Who do not agree to participate in the research,
* Can't read and write Turkish,
* Communication is not possible,
* Those who are younger than 40, older than 55, have experienced menstruation for at least one year,
* Do not experience the symptoms of menopause,
* Using medication for the treatment of menopausal symptoms,
* Chronic illness,
* Regular reiki is applied,
* Surgically in menopause,
* Women with psychiatric problems

Primary outcomes:
measure: Menopause symptoms evaluated using the Menopause Rating Scale
timeFrame: Change from before intervention, 4th and 8th week of intervention
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Mersin
country: Turkey
facility: Diğdem LAFCI
Study officials:
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