Status:
WITHDRAWN
Teaching Caregivers of Hospice Patients to Administer Reiki
Lead Sponsor:
Ohio State University
Collaborating Sponsors:
OhioHealth
Conditions:
Hospice
Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Being a family caregiver for a patient at the end of life is both rewarding and stressful. When the end of life is nearing, caregivers may be unsure of how to help their family member. Reiki, a light ...
Detailed Description
The time a patient and family caregiver (FCG) spend together in a patient's final days is filled with emotion. Patients may turn inward and be filled with peace, or they may be bothered by symptoms. C...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients will be eligible for the study if they are
- ≥ 18 years old
- receiving hospice at home.
- Caregivers will be eligible if they are
- ≥ 18 years old,
- willing to complete measures, and if they are randomized to the Reiki group
- willing to learn Reiki therapy, provide at least two Reiki therapy sessions with the patient of at least 10 minutes twice per day with at least two hours between sessions and complete one 10-minute self-Reiki session per day. Two caregivers may participate in the study.
Exclusion
- Patients will be excluded if:
- they have a diagnosis of atrial fibrillation
- they have an active pacemaker, or
- death is expected in less than two weeks.
- Caregivers will be excluded if they
- cannot understand or speak English
- have severe, uncorrected hearing loss
- have self-reported uncontrolled atrial fibrillation
- have a self-reported diagnosis of dementia
- have a self-reported psychiatric disorder (bipolar disorder, schizophrenia)
- are unwilling or unable to complete measures (both groups) or perform Reiki and self-Reiki (intervention cohort).
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2020
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 31 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04086017
Start Date
October 1 2020
End Date
August 31 2021
Last Update
December 17 2024
Active Locations (1)
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The Ohio State University College of Nursing
Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43210