Therapeutic Touch: A non-invasive energy-field intervention in which the practitioner uses the hands to detect and rebalance imbalances in the participant's energy field, delivered over a 4-week period.
Sham Therapeutic Touch: A placebo/sham procedure resembling Therapeutic Touch but without the intended energy-field component, delivered over a 4-week period.
Study summary
This single-center, randomized controlled trial evaluates the effect of Therapeutic Touch on levels of burnout and psychological well-being among midwives who are actively working in a clinical setting. Participants are randomly allocated to one of three parallel groups: a Therapeutic Touch (intervention) group, a placebo/sham group, and a no-intervention control group. The investigators hypothesize that Therapeutic Touch will reduce burnout and improve psychological well-being compared with the placebo and control conditions.
Eligibility
Sex
FEMALE
Min age
18 Years
Max age
65 Years
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Inclusion Criteria:
* Aged 18-65 years
* Actively practicing midwifery in the field/clinic for at least one year
* No prior energy therapy (Reiki, healing touch, Therapeutic Touch)
* Literate and willing to volunteer for the study
* Open to communication and cooperation
Exclusion Criteria:
* Currently being followed for a psychiatric diagnosis
* Currently using antidepressant, anxiolytic, or sleep-regulating medication
* Having touch sensitivity or a phobia-level aversion to being touched
Primary outcome measure(s)
Change in burnout level measured by the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) — Baseline (pretest) and after the 4-week intervention (posttest) The Maslach Burnout Inventory is a 22-item, 5-point Likert scale with three subscales: emotional exhaustion (score range 0-36), depersonalization (0-20), and reduced personal accomplishment (0-32). Higher emotional exhaustion and depersonalization scores and lower personal accomplishment scores indicate greater burnout. Subscales are evaluated separately.
Change in psychological well-being measured by the Psychological Well-Being Scale (PWB) — Baseline (pretest) and after the 4-week intervention (posttest) The Psychological Well-Being Scale (Diener flourishing short form) is an 8-item, 7-point Likert scale. Total scores range from 8 to 56, with higher scores indicating greater psychological resources and strengths.
This page summarises publicly available registry data for informational purposes — not medical advice. Eligibility is determined by each study team; patients should discuss participation with their clinician.
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