Trial reportRevista latino-americana de enfermagem2016
Massage and Reiki used to reduce stress and anxiety: Randomized Clinical Trial.
Trial report in Revista latino-americana de enfermagem, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Therapeutic effects of Reiki on interventions for anxiety: a meta-analysis.BMC palliative care · 2024Pooled it
- The brief psychotherapeutic intervention "relaxation, mental images and spirituality": a systematic review.Sao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina · 2020Pooled it
- Effects of flower essences on nursing students' stress symptoms: a randomized clinical trial.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P · 2022Trial
- Musical intervention on anxiety and vital parameters of chronic renal patients: a randomized clinical trial.Revista latino-americana de enfermagem · 2018Trial
- The Urgency of Stress Reduction Amongst Medical Students: Is Therapeutic Touch the Answer? A Literature Review on Therapeutic Touch in Students and Healthcare Personnel.Medical science educator · 2025Review
- Efficacy of Tuina in chronic low back pain with anxiety: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.BMJ open · 2023Article
- The effectiveness of Chair Massage on Stress and Pain in Oncology.International journal of therapeutic massage & bodywork · 2021Article
- Mind-Body Interventions for Anxiety Disorders: A Review of the Evidence Base for Mental Health Practitioners.Focus (American Psychiatric Publishing) · 2021Review
- The Influence of a Multimodal Health Program with Diet, Art, and Biofield Therapy on the Quality of Life of People in Japan.Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.) · 2019Article
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Abstract
Objective: to evaluate the effectiveness of massage and reiki in the reduction of stress and anxiety in clients at the Institute for Integrated and Oriental Therapy in Sao Paulo (Brazil). Method: clinical tests randomly done in parallel with an initial sample of 122 people divided into three groups: Massage + Rest (G1), Massage + Reiki (G2) and a Control group without intervention (G3). The Stress Systems list and the Trace State Anxiety Inventory were used to evaluate the groups at the start and after 8 sessions (1 month), during 2015. Results: there were statistical differences (p = 0.000) according to the ANOVA (Analysis of Variance) for the stress amongst the groups 2 and 3 (p = 0.014) with a 33% reductions and a Cohen of 0.78. In relation to anxiety-state, there was a reduction in the intervention groups compared with the control group (p < 0.01) with a 21% reduction in group 2 (Cohen of 1.18) and a 16% reduction for group 1 (Cohen of 1.14). Conclusion: Massage + Reiki produced better results amongst the groups and the conclusion is for further studies to be done with the use of a placebo group to evaluate the impact of the technique separate from other techniques. RBR-42c8wp.
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