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Using Reiki Therapy to Improve Symptoms Associated With Brachytherapy in Patients With Gynecological Malignancies
Reiki-Brachy: An Interventional Treatment Trial Using Reiki Therapy to Improve Symptoms Associated With Brachytherapy in Patients With Gynecological Malignancies
Who can join
Ages 18 and older · Women
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Subject aged ≥ 18 years. * Pathologically confirmed malignancy of the endometrium, cervix, vagina or vulva. * Eligible to undergo brachytherapy treatment as an outpatient procedure. * Able to read and understand English and/or Spanish. * Able to provide informed consent and willing to sign an approved consent form that conforms to federal and institutional guidelines. * Willing to participate in either the Reiki therapy or standard of care arm regardless of treatment assignment. Exclusion Criteria: * Prior brachytherapy treatment for a gynecological malignancy. * Medical, psychiatric, cognitive, or other conditions that may compromise the subject's ability to understand the subject information, give informed consent, comply with the study protocol or complete the study.
About the study
The goal of this open label, randomized, controlled clinical trial is to assess the benefits of providing Reiki therapy to subjects receiving their first brachytherapy treatment for gynecological malignancies.
Participants will either receive a session of Reiki therapy or usual care during the standard wait time between the placement of the brachytherapy device and brachytherapy treatment. Questionnaires will be administered at various time points on the day of the participant's first brachytherapy treatment as well as at the three month follow-up time point.
Researchers will compare the intervention (Reiki therapy) and control (usual care) groups to assess the impact of the Reiki therapy on anxiety, pain, state anxiety, depression, and physiological measurements.
What is being tested
- Reiki therapy (other)
Sponsor: University of Utah · Participants: 70 · Started: Nov 14, 2023
Contact the study team
- David Samuel · Phone: 801-587-4713
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT05979610
Locations in the U.S.
| Utah | Huntsman Cancer Institute, Salt Lake City |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.