Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT00179491
Study of the Therapeutic Effects of Intercessory Prayer (STEP)
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 1,802 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
Intercessory prayer is widely believed to influence recovery from illness, but claims of benefits are not supported by well-controlled clinical trials. Prior studies have not addressed whether prayer itself or knowledge/certainty that prayer is being provided may influence outcome. We evaluated whether (1) receiving intercessory prayer or (2) being certain of receiving intercessory prayer was associated with uncomplicated recovery after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery.
Detailed description
Intercessory prayer is widely believed to influence recovery from illness, but claims of benefits are not supported by well-controlled clinical trials. Prior studies have not addressed whether prayer itself or knowledge/certainty that prayer is being provided may influence outcome. We evaluated whether (1) receiving intercessory prayer or (2) being certain of receiving intercessory prayer was associated with uncomplicated recovery after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| BEHAVIORAL | Intercessory Prayer | 14 days of intercessory prayer from 3 sites |
Timeline
- Start date
- 1998-04-01
- Completion
- 2001-11-01
- First posted
- 2005-09-16
- Last updated
- 2007-11-05
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00179491. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.