Reiki Breast Surgery QOL Project for Women Undergoing Breast Surgery
Pilot Study of Medical Reiki for Women Undergoing Surgery for Breast Cancer: Impact on Quality of Life, Medical Recovery Metrics, and Cortisol
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
32 participants
Nov 9, 2022
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
This pilot study will examine the impact of pre-operative Medical Reiki© on the psychosocial well-being and recovery of underserved women undergoing breast cancer surgery.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria5
- Ages 18-99
- Breast Cancer Diagnosis Stage 0-III
- Undergoing unilateral or bilateral mastectomy (with or without reconstruction) within 2 weeks of recruitment
- English Speaking
- From within 50 miles of Bronx County, NY
Exclusion Criteria2
- Current, uncontrolled psychiatric co-morbidities
- Pregnant women
Interventions
Reiki is a form of energy therapy involving the facilitation of healing through the manipulation of biofields utilizing light touch. It is a process of targeting the energy fields around the patient's body is believed to stimulate the patient's natural ability to heal itself.
Sham Reiki involves a non-Reiki healer who mimics the treatment of a Reiki healer. Sham Reiki providers will be medical students who are not interested and without prior knowledge or experience with Reiki Medicine.The medical students will not have any prior experience in Reiki healing or associated energy healing modalities. It is better for this project if the medical student has no interest so there is true placebo effect being monitored.
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NCT06524895