Tokyo, Oct. 1 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000059244) titled 'A study to examine the effects of Reiki treatment on stress among nurses' on Sept. 30.

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Basic Design - Cross-over Randomization - Randomized Blinding - Open -no one is blinded Control - No treatment

Primary Sponsor: Institute - Gunma University

Condition: Condition - Stress response (Occupational stress) Classification by malignancy - Others Genomic information - NO

Objective: Narrative objectives1 - This study aims to clarify the effects of a Reiki intervention on psychological and physiological stress responses in nurses using a convergent mixed-methods approach. Quantitatively, effects will be tested with psychological scales and physiological indices; qualitatively, experiences will be analyzed from semi-structured interviews. Hypothesis: stress responses will be lower under the intervention than under the control condition. Basic objectives2 - Efficacy

Intervention: Interventions/Control_1 - Reiki treatment (20 minutes) provided while resting in a reclining chair immediately after the end of a work shift. Interventions/Control_2 - Resting in a reclining chair for 20 minutes immediately after the end of a work shift, without receiving an intervention.

Eligibility: Age-lower limit - 18 years-old <= Age-upper limit - Not applicable Gender - Male and Female Key inclusion criteria - 1. Nurses engaged in clinical practice

2. Those working in the following facilities: hospitals, clinics (with/without beds), home-visit nursing stations, and long-term care facilities (long-term care health facilities, long-term care medical facilities, special nursing homes, etc.)

3. Nurses working during daytime shifts Key exclusion criteria - Exclusion criteria include any of the following:

1. Received Reiki from another practitioner within the past 6 weeks, or has received Reiki training in the past

2. Experienced major life events within the past 6 months (e.g., pregnancy, childbirth, bereavement of a close relative, relocation, job change)

3. Presence of physical or mental disorders that may affect stress responses (hypertension, heart disease, diabetes, chronic respiratory disease, thyroid dysfunction, depression, bipolar disorder, PTSD) with unstable treatment within 6 months of diagnosis Target Size - 38

Recruitment Status: Recruitment status - Preinitiation Date of protocol fixation - 2025 Year 09 Month 17 Day Date of IRB - 2025 Year 09 Month 17 Day Anticipated trial start date - 2025 Year 10 Month 01 Day Last follow-up date - 2026 Year 06 Month 30 Day

To know more, visit https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000067758

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