Reiki/Energy Healing in Prostate Cancer

Effects of Energy Healing on Prostate Cancer

Status

Completed

Phases

Phase 1Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00065208

Enrollment

Registered

2003-07-22

Start date

2005-04-30

Completion date

2010-06-30

Last updated

2012-09-24

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Conditions

Prostate Cancer

Keywords

Prostate cancer, Reiki, Energy Healing

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether Reiki energy healing affects anxiety and disease progression in patients with localized prostate cancer who are candidates for radical prostatectomy.

Detailed description

120 newly diagnosed prostate cancer patients will be randomized to one of 3 groups: Reiki, another touch therapy, or guided imagery. Subjects in the Reiki and touch therapy groups have 8 sessions in the 4 weeks prior to their medical intervention. Those in the imagery group have one session prior to their medical intervention.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALReiki

Energy therapy - 8 biweekly sessions of 30 minutes

BEHAVIORALPretend Reiki

Touch from untrained pretend practitioners. 8 biweekly sessions of 30 minutes

BEHAVIORALRest / Guided Imagery

4 weekly sessions of 30 supine rest listening to soft music. One session of Guided Imagery followed at visit 9. Listen to CDs twice a day 3 days prior to and 2 days following surgery (affect only post surgery outcomes)

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE (Subject, Investigator)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

MALE

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Newly diagnosed with prostate cancer * Scheduled for radial prostatectomy, external beam radiation, brachytherapy, or a combination of these

Exclusion criteria

* Already involved in energy healing treatments * Any patient whose medical intervention could not wait the 4-weeks for intervention for medical reasons * Any patient who gets neo-adjuvant therapy or any herbal product that could affect PSA

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To evaluate the effects of Reiki on anxiety states using validated psychometric instruments.	Each 30 minute session
To evaluate the effects of Reiki on physiologic anxiety as measured by cortisol and DHEA levels	Each 30 minute session
To evaluate the effects of Reiki on cancer progression as measured by PSA levels in plasma.	throughout study

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
To evaluate the effects of Reiki and guided imagery on post-surgical pain and urinary symptoms	Throughout study

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026