NCT01053780

Effects of Remote Intercessory Prayer

Effects of Remote Intercessory Prayer in Outcomes of Pregnants Women: a Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 565 (actual)
• Sponsor: Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense - Unidade Academica de Ciecias da Saude · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 15 Years – 45 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Intercessory prayer can improve the outcome of pregnancies?

Conditions

• Remote Intercessory Prayer

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Intercessory Prayer	A committed group of six people selected by the chief investigator prayed nine consecutive days for the patients in the intervention group; they were blind to the identity , the patients' first name, were given to the intercessors.
BEHAVIORAL	Intercessory Prayer	A committed group of six people selected by the chief investigator prayed nine consecutive days for the patients in the intervention group; they were blind to the identity , the patients' first name, were given to the intercessors.

Timeline

• Start date: 2008-08-01
• Primary completion: 2009-03-01
• Completion: 2010-01-01
• First posted: 2010-01-21
• Last updated: 2010-01-21

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: Brazil