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Effect of Reiki on Neuropathic Pain Severity and Sleep Quality in Patients With Diabetic Neuropathy

RECRUITINGN/ASponsored by TC Erciyes University
Actively Recruiting
PhaseN/A
SponsorTC Erciyes University
Started2024-11-01
Est. completion2025-05-30
Eligibility
Age18 Years – 70 Years
Healthy vol.Accepted

Summary

The study is planned to be conducted in a mixed research design with quantitative and qualitative types. The quantitative phase of the study was planned as a single-blind, randomized controlled study with Reiki group, Sham Reiki group and control group designs in order to examine the effect of second-level (remote application) Reiki applied to patients with diabetic neuropathy for 20 minutes a day for four days on pain intensity, neuropathic pain intensity (DN4 Questionnaire) total scores and sleep quality. The qualitative study will be conducted with 4 people from the Reiki and Sham Reiki groups, a total of 8 patients, one week after the application, using the individual in-depth interview method and a semi-structured questionnaire.

Eligibility

Age: 18 Years – 70 YearsHealthy volunteers accepted
Inclusion Criteria:

* Over 18 years of age
* No communication problems
* Communicating in Turkish
* No diagnosis of mental illness
* Willingness to participate in the study
* Being competent enough to answer forms and surveys
* VAS pain intensity 3 and above
* 4 Question Neuropathic Pain score 4 and above
* Not having received Reiki treatment

Exclusion Criteria:

* Receiving a different illness and treatment during the therapy process
* Leaving Reiki practice
* Psychiatric illness
* Becoming a Reiki practitioner or instructor
* Cerebrovascular disease
* Receiving Reiki practice

Conditions2

DiabetesDiabetic Neuropathy

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