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NCT Number: NCT05129852

The Effect Of Reiki And Massage With Sage Oil On Primary Dysmenorrhea

This study was a randomized controlled trial. It included young girls with primary dysmenorrhea in a district located in the south of Turkey and was conducted between March 01, 2021 and June 30, 2021. The sample size of this research was decided by performing a power analysis in the power statistical program. Considering the parameters of the groups, the effect size was calculated to be 0.5003604. Since α was found to be 0.05 and power (1 - β) was 0.95, a total number of 66 participants were distributed into three equal groups (sage oil massage: 22, Reiki: 22, control: 22). Considering the possibility of case losses, 30 participants were included in each group; finally, a total of 90 people were included in the study. For data collection, a questionnaire regarding sociodemographic characteristics and the visual analog scale (VAS) were used. Reiki and massage with sage oil were applied for 30 minutes, and no application was performed on the control group.

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Key information

Conditions

Primary Dysmenorrhea

Age range

18 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Nazife Bakir

Burdur, Bucak, Turkey (Türkiye)

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

Being female Not married

Exclusion criteria

Psychiatric problem Communication barrier Those who refuse to work

Treatment and study plan

Sage oil group

Other

Sometimes called muscatel. Made by steam or water distillation of Salvia sclarea flowering tops and foliage. Yields range from 0.7 to 1.5%. A pale yellow to yellow liquid with a herbaceous odor and a winelike bouquet. Produced in large quantities in France, Russia and Morocco. The oil contains linalyl acetate, linalool and other terpene alcohols (sclareol), as well as their acetates.

Reiki group

Behavioral

Within complementary and integrative health practices, Reiki is an ancient practice of Japanese origin widely used worldwide. Through the touch or approximation of the hands, an enabled therapist applies this technique to eliminate toxins, to balance the organism, and to favor the full functioning of the organism, to reestablish the flow of vital energy. Reiki as bioenergy therapy works with the energy that leads the human body to a calmer state that is linked to health and cure. Reiki therapists conduct the curing energy that enters the top of the head and leaves through the hands.

Primary outcomes

  1. Individual Introductory Information Form

    Time frame: 2 months

    Form, information regarding sociodemographic characteristics of the participants was collected.

  2. VAS pain scores

    Time frame: 2 months

    Pain levels were scored by the participants using VAS

  3. Body Mass Index

    Time frame: 2 months

    Body mass index was calculated by measuring the height and weight of the participants.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Mehmet Akif Ersoy University

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Registry information

Official study title

The Effect Of Reiki And Massage With Sage Oil On Pain In Young Girls With Primary Dysmenorrhea

Important dates

Study start
2021
Primary completion
2021
Study completion
2021
First posted
Nov 22, 2021
Registry last updated
Nov 22, 2021

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