Clinical trial NCT05684445: The Effect of Distant Reiki on Pain and Holistic Well-being
Official title: The Effect of Distant Reiki on Pain and Holistic Well-being of Individuals With Phantom Pain After Amputation
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Phantom Limb Pain
Lead sponsor: Aksaray University Training and Research Hospital
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2023-01-13
Enrollment: 15
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 90
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Intervention model description: This study is an experimental one-group pre-test-post-test design.
Primary purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Brief summary: Phantom limb pain is a condition characterized by painful sensations in the missing part of the amputated limb, which reduces the quality of life of the individual. It has been reported that approximately 85% of patients undergoing amputation experience phantom limb pain, and chronic pain is the most common symptom in individuals who have undergone limb amputation. These problems negatively affect individuals physically, mentally and socially and lead to deterioration of holistic well-being. This study will be examined the effect of distant reiki on pain and holistic well-being of ındividuals with phantom pain after amputation.

Detailed description: Phantom limb pain is a condition characterized by painful sensations in the missing part of the amputated limb, which reduces the quality of life of the individual. It has been reported that approximately 85% of patients undergoing amputation experience phantom limb pain, and chronic pain is the most common symptom in individuals who have undergone limb amputation. These problems negatively affect individuals physically, mentally and socially and lead to deterioration of holistic well-being.

Reiki is one of the holistic health practices that is effective in maintaining the balance between body, mind and spirit, which forms the basis of holistic well-being. Reiki, known as an energy-based therapy, helps to rebalance the natural energy flow circulating in the body and to increase the body's self-healing ability, and it prevents or repairs physical, emotional and mental imbalances by regaining the energy we lost in daily life. The purpose of Reiki practice is to promote health and well-being by helping to relax and reduce stress.There is no study in the literature examining the effect of reiki application on phantom pain and holistic well-being.This study was planned to examine the effect of remote reiki applied to individuals with post-amputation phantom pain on pain and holistic well-being.It is thought that it will contribute to the literature in terms of being the first research to be done on this subject.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Above 18 years old,
* İndividuals with limb loss and phantom pain
* No communication problem,
* Have the physical and cognitive ability to answer the data collection forms,
* Individuals who have not received body-mind therapy (yoga, reiki, meditation, etc.)

Exclusion Criteria:

* individuals who have done reiki therapy before

Primary outcomes:
measure: Visual pain Scale
timeFrame: 10 days
measure: Holistic Well-being Scale
timeFrame: 10 days
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Merkez
country: Turkey
facility: Cemile KÜTMEÇ YILMAZ
state: Aksaray
city: Aksaray
country: Turkey
facility: Aksaray University Health Science Faculty
Study officials:
affiliation: Aksaray University, Faculty of Health Science, Nursing Department, Turkey
name: CEMİLE KÜTMEÇ YILMAZ, Dr.
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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