Status:
COMPLETED
Traditional African Healing Ceremony in a U.S. Population
Lead Sponsor:
Duke University
Conditions:
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Anxiety
Eligibility:
All Genders
25-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Pre-agricultural societies almost universally used healing ceremonies that involved reverence, rhythm and dance in the presence of a healer. It is believed that we are "wired" for such experiences and...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age 25 to 65 with one of the diagnoses listed above or with 8 visits to their provider in the last year and with no diagnosis of chronic illness.
Exclusion
- physical disability making participation difficult and previous experience with a similar ceremony, for instance while growing up in Africa.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2014
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
Estimated Enrollment :
17 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01873482
Start Date
May 1 2014
Last Update
November 3 2014
Active Locations (1)
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Duke University
Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27710