Trial reportComplementary therapies in clinical practice2014
Reiki therapy for postoperative oral pain in pediatric patients: pilot data from a double-blind, randomized clinical trial.
Trial report in Complementary therapies in clinical practice, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 29 citations in OpenAlex.
- Biofield Therapies: Guidelines for Reporting Clinical Trials.Journal of integrative and complementary medicine · 2024Article
- Reiki Is Better Than Placebo and Has Broad Potential as a Complementary Health Therapy.Journal of evidence-based complementary & alternative medicine · 2017Review
- Complementary and Alternative Therapies in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.Neurologic clinics · 2015Review
- Safety of Reiki Therapy for Newborns at Risk for Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome.Holistic nursing practiceArticle
- Biofield Therapies: Guidelines for Reporting Clinical Trials.Global advances in integrative medicine and healthArticle
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4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
purposeTo examine the effects of Reiki as an adjuvant therapy to opioid therapy for postoperative pain control in pediatric patients.
methodsThis was a double-blind, randomized controlled study of children undergoing dental procedures. Participants were randomly assigned to receive either Reiki therapy or the control therapy (sham Reiki) preoperatively. Postoperative pain scores, opioid requirements, and side effects were assessed. Family members were also asked about perioperative care satisfaction. Multiple linear regressions were used for analysis.
resultsThirty-eight children participated. The blinding procedure was successful. No statistically significant difference was observed between groups on all outcome measures. IMPLICATIONS: Our study provides a successful example of a blinding procedure for Reiki therapy among children in the perioperative period. This study does not support the effectiveness of Reiki as an adjuvant therapy to opioid therapy for postoperative pain control in pediatric patients.
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