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Can reiki ease cancer pain? small study says maybe

NCT ID NCT06354049

Symptom relief Sponsor: Case Comprehensive Cancer Center Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tested whether Reiki, a relaxation therapy where a practitioner places hands on or near the body, could help cancer patients with symptoms like pain and fatigue. Ten adults with cancer who had at least three bothersome symptoms received up to six Reiki sessions. Researchers measured how many people joined and stayed in the study, and how satisfied they were, to see if this approach is worth studying further.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
Reiki (a hands-on or hands-above relaxation therapy)
What this could lead to
If it works, this could offer a gentle, drug-free way to help cancer patients feel better and manage symptoms like pain and fatigue.
What could go wrong
This was a very small, early study with only 10 people, so results may not apply to everyone. It focused on whether the therapy was practical, not on proving it works.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

10 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Aug 2024

Finished

Aug 2025

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

18 to 89 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18 - 89. * Neoplasm diagnosis (i.e., ICD-10 C00 - D49) confirmed in electronic health record (EHR)/Caisis * Receiving care at a UH Connor Whole Health Integrative Oncology Clinic. * Reporting at least three ESAS symptoms ≥4/10 at baseline screening including fatigue and ≥2 other symptoms on the 9-item questionnaire. * Able to speak and understand English. * Has an email address, and access to a computer with internet and/or a mobile device with a functioning data plan Exclusion Criteria: * Significant cognitive impairment that has not been corrected. * Significant visual impairment that has not been corrected. * Unable to provide informed consent. * Active psychosis. * Pregnancy. * Metastatic disease. * Reiki therapy within 3 months of study enrollment * Active immunotherapy, chemotherapy, or radiation treatment, or completed within 3 months before study start. Aromatase inhibitors and tamoxifen are exceptions.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

cancer Cancer Pain neoplasm

As listed by the trial registrant

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Cancer pain Oncology pain

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Seidman Cancer Center, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Cleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States

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