Effect of Reiki on Neuropathic Pain Severity and Sleep Quality in Patients With Diabetic Neuropathy

Condition(s) studied

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

Reiki Group: Remote Reiki application will be performed once a day for 20 minutes for four days by a researcher who has received second level training. No changes will be made to the standard treatment plan of the patients during the application.

Sham Reiki Group: In the placebo group, the Sham Reiki group will receive remote Reiki application in accordance with the application protocol by a nurse who is not a Reiki practitioner trained by the researcher and has not received any previous training.

Study summary

The study is planned to be conducted in a mixed research design with quantitative and qualitative types. The quantitative phase of the study was planned as a single-blind, randomized controlled study with Reiki group, Sham Reiki group and control group designs in order to examine the effect of second-level (remote application) Reiki applied to patients with diabetic neuropathy for 20 minutes a day for four days on pain intensity, neuropathic pain intensity (DN4 Questionnaire) total scores and sleep quality. The qualitative study will be conducted with 4 people from the Reiki and Sham Reiki groups, a total of 8 patients, one week after the application, using the individual in-depth interview method and a semi-structured questionnaire.

Eligibility

Primary outcome measure(s)

• Visual Analog Scale(VAS) — Pre-test data will be collected before starting the study and post-test data will be collected 1 week later.
  The value of "0 points" in the scale, which indicates the absence of pain, indicates a good condition, and the maximum value, "10 points", indicates a bad condition with unbearable pain intensity.

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