Integrative and Complementary Health Practices (PICS)
Evaluation of Integrative and Complementary Practices in Health (PICS)
Universidade Federal do Triangulo Mineiro
60 participants
Oct 2, 2019
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
Complementary medicine, considered an unconventional approach, is performed in conjunction with conventional medicine. In Brazil, Integrative and Complementary Practices in Health have been inserted by the National Ordinance of Integrative and Complementary Practices. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of laying on of hands with spiritual connection by the Spiritist Passe about mental and physical health and quality of life of individuals.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria2
- Cancer patients: diagnosis of neoplasia receiving parenteral chemotherapy.
- Epileptic patients: clinical diagnosis of focal epilepsy
Exclusion Criteria2
- Cancer patients: pregnant women, unable to understand the questionnaires; non-attendance of 3 sessions of therapy application and refusal to sign the consent form.
- Epileptic patients: people unable to understand the questionnaires; non-attendance of 3 sessions of therapy application and refusal to sign the consent form, as well as special groups (pregnant women, newly diagnosed epilepsy).
Interventions
The patients will remain in bed supine with blindfolds. A volunteer will move close to the patient with hands behind and mentally repeat the alphabet or count during 5 minutes, around 8 weeks.
Participants included in this subgroup will be exposed to the laying on of hands with healing intent by volunteers. The patients will be blindfold in the supine bed during 5 minutes, around 8 weeks.
The participants will be subjected application of the laying on of hands by the volunteer who will give the Spiritist "passe". Patients remain in the supine bed blindfolded for 5 minutes, around 8 weeks.
Locations(1)
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NCT04152109