Distant healing: reiki eases hopelessness for transplant patients
NCT ID NCT07394660
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether remote Reiki (a hands-off energy therapy) could help 30 adults on dialysis who were waiting for an organ transplant. Participants received distant Reiki sessions, and researchers measured changes in hopelessness, fatigue, and pain using standard questionnaires. The goal was to see if this non-drug approach could improve emotional and physical symptoms during the difficult waiting period.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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30 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2025
- Finished
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Nov 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 to 70 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients who have been undergoing haemodialysis for ≥ 6 months, * Aged 18 years or older, * Patients with chronic kidney disease, * Can speak and understand Turkish and, * Have a mobile phone and can use it will be included in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients using psychotropic medication will not be included in the study. * Patients who are unable to attend regular sessions will be excluded from the study.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Gökmedrese Dialasis Center
Yozgat, Yozgat, 66100, Turkey (Türkiye)
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