Remote Intercessory Prayer
Conditions
Keywords
Intercessory Prayer, pregnants
Brief summary
Intercessory prayer can improve the outcome of pregnancies?
Interventions
OTHERIntercessory Prayer
A committed group of six people selected by the chief investigator prayed nine consecutive days for the patients in the intervention group; they were blind to the identity , the patients' first name, were given to the intercessors.
Sponsors
Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense - Unidade Academica de Ciecias da Saude
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE (Subject, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
15 Years to 45 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* be pregnant, belong to the public health system
Exclusion criteria
* no consent to participate in the research
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Apgar score | birth . The time to collect the outcome must be at least the tenth day after making randomization. If the birth occurs before the patient will be excluded from the study. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| type of delivery complications in childbirth | birth or abortion. There isn't a pre-determined time. Must be at least 9 days after randomization to allow time to be done the intervention (intercessory prayer) |
Countries
Brazil
Outcome results
None listed