Status:
COMPLETED
Distant Healing for HIV/AIDS
Lead Sponsor:
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
Conditions:
HIV Infections
AIDS
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether individuals praying at a distance (also known as "Distant Healing") can positively affect the health of people with HIV/AIDS.
Detailed Description
Significant numbers of people with HIV/AIDS seek spiritual or "psychic" treatment. Distant healing could potentially be of benefit to large numbers of HIV/AIDS patients, as it is widely available and ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion criteria
- HIV infection
- History of a CD4 cell count less than 200 cells/mm3
- Stable antiretroviral regimen
- English-speaking
- Exclusion criteria
- Inability or unwillingness to fill out questionnaires
- History of non-HIV related life-threatening disease
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2000
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
End Date :
December 1 2003
Estimated Enrollment :
150 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00079534
Start Date
December 1 2000
End Date
December 1 2003
Last Update
August 18 2006
Active Locations (1)
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California Pacific Medical Center
San Francisco, California, United States, 94115