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NCT Number: NCT00065208

Reiki/Energy Healing in Prostate Cancer

The purpose of this study is to determine whether Reiki energy healing affects anxiety and disease progression in patients with localized prostate cancer who are candidates for radical prostatectomy.

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Key information

Conditions

Prostate Cancer Genital Diseases Genital Diseases, Male Genital Neoplasms, Male Male Urogenital Diseases Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Prostatic Diseases Prostatic Neoplasms Urogenital Diseases Urogenital Neoplasms

Sex eligibility

Male

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 1 / Phase 2

Primary location

Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States

About this study

120 newly diagnosed prostate cancer patients will be randomized to one of 3 groups: Reiki, another touch therapy, or guided imagery. Subjects in the Reiki and touch therapy groups have 8 sessions in the 4 weeks prior to their medical intervention. Those in the imagery group have one session prior to their medical intervention.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Newly diagnosed with prostate cancer
  • Scheduled for radial prostatectomy, external beam radiation, brachytherapy, or a combination of these

Exclusion criteria

  • Already involved in energy healing treatments
  • Any patient whose medical intervention could not wait the 4-weeks for intervention for medical reasons
  • Any patient who gets neo-adjuvant therapy or any herbal product that could affect PSA

Treatment and study plan

Reiki

Behavioral

Energy therapy - 8 biweekly sessions of 30 minutes

Other names: Energy Therapy, Touch Therapy, Energy Healing

Pretend Reiki

Behavioral

Touch from untrained pretend practitioners. 8 biweekly sessions of 30 minutes

Other names: Touch

Rest / Guided Imagery

Behavioral

4 weekly sessions of 30 supine rest listening to soft music. One session of Guided Imagery followed at visit 9. Listen to CDs twice a day 3 days prior to and 2 days following surgery (affect only post surgery outcomes)

Other names: Guided Imagery

Primary outcomes

  1. To evaluate the effects of Reiki on anxiety states using validated psychometric instruments.

    Time frame: Each 30 minute session

  2. To evaluate the effects of Reiki on physiologic anxiety as measured by cortisol and DHEA levels

    Time frame: Each 30 minute session

  3. To evaluate the effects of Reiki on cancer progression as measured by PSA levels in plasma.

    Time frame: throughout study

Secondary outcomes

  1. To evaluate the effects of Reiki and guided imagery on post-surgical pain and urinary symptoms

    Time frame: Throughout study

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

The Cleveland Clinic

Other

Collaborators

  • National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

Registry information

Official study title

Effects of Energy Healing on Prostate Cancer

Important dates

Study start
2005
Primary completion
2010
Study completion
2010
First posted
Jul 22, 2003
Registry last updated
Sep 24, 2012

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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