The Efficacy of Reiki in the Treatment of Fibromyalgia

ISRCTN ISRCTN32552026
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN32552026
ClinicalTrials.gov number NCT00051428
Secondary identifying numbers R21 AT001075
Submission date
14/08/2004
Registration date
21/09/2004
Last edited
25/01/2019
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Dr Dedra Buchwald
Scientific

University of Washington
Center for Clinical and Epidemiological Research
1730 Minor Ave., Suite 1760
Seattle
98101
United States of America

Phone +1 206 543 2260, +1 206 341 4439
Email dedra@u.washington.edu

Study information

Study designRandomised controlled trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Not specified
Study typeNot Specified
Scientific titleReiki for the treatment of fibromyalgia: a randomized controlled trial
Study objectivesNot provided at time of registration
Ethics approval(s)Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedFibromyalgia (FM)
InterventionOne hundred Reiki-naive FM patients will participate in an 8-week trial. Patients will be randomized into one of two Reiki groups (direct-contact and distant Reiki) or one of two control groups (sham and placebo). Patients will receive either Reiki or placebo 16 times during the course of the study.
Intervention typeOther
Primary outcome measureNot provided at time of registration
Secondary outcome measuresNot provided at time of registration
Overall study start date01/01/2003
Completion date28/02/2005

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupAdult
Lower age limit18 Years
Upper age limit75 Years
SexBoth
Target number of participants100
Key inclusion criteriaMale or Female, aged 18-75 with Fibromyalgia
Key exclusion criteriaNot provided at time of registration
Date of first enrolment01/01/2003
Date of final enrolment28/02/2005

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • United States of America

Study participating centre

University of Washington
Seattle
98101
United States of America

Sponsor information

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) - USA
Government

6707 Democracy Blvd room 401
Bethesda
20892-5475
United States of America

Website http://nccam.nih.gov/
ROR logo "ROR" https://ror.org/00190t495

Funders

Funder type

Government

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) - USA

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Study outputs

Output type Details Date created Date added Peer reviewed? Patient-facing?
Results article results 01/11/2008 25/01/2019 Yes No

Editorial Notes

25/01/2019: Publication reference added