Anxiety
Conditions
Interventions
Experimental group: 30 subjects from the ITIO Reiki Clinic will receive Gan May Da Zao, 2 bottles (50 ml) in an alcoholic extract, 15 drops 3 times a day, diluted in water, for 1 month.
Placebo group
Other
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Sponsors
Escola de Enfermagem da Universidade de São Paulo
Instituto Terapia Integrada e Oriental
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: • Inclusion Criteria: The patients who are treated by the ITIO Reiki Clinic between June and September of 2015 will be invited and 90 people will be randomized (80% power and 95% confidence interval), which have middle and high level of stress score on the Stress Symptoms List (LSS)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: • Exclusion Criteria: pregnant women; subjects who go on vacation or sick leave during the research period; those who begin to use allopathic medicines for anxiety and antidepressants or other energy therapies to manage stress and anxiety. Those who are receiving psychological therapy, however, won’t be excluded and will be oriented to continue such treatment.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Reducing stress levels according to the Stress Symptoms List in the pre and post measurements using Chinese herbal medicine for 4 weeks considering a variation of at least 5% | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improvement of physical and mental domains according to Quality of Life Questionnaire (SF12) in the pre and post measurements using Chinese herbal medicine for 4 weeksconsidering a variation of at least 5%;Reducing anxiety levels according to the Trait State Anxiety Inventory in the pre and post measurements using Chinese herbal medicine for 4 weeks considering a variation of at least 5% | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactLeonice Kurebayashi
Instituto Terapia Integrada e Oriental
Outcome results
None listed