NCT01316029

Safety/Effectiveness Study of a Single Session of Laying-on-of-hands in Various Settings in Japan

A Large Cross-sectional Study of Laying-on-of-hands in Japan: Who Responds to it and What Facilitates the Response?

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 44,587 (actual)
• Sponsor: MOA Health Science Foundation · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 16 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the symptomatic changes after a single session of laying-on-of-hands in various settings, and to evaluate optimal conditions for the outcomes.

Detailed description

Laying-on-of-hands is applied in many different situations; however, most reports published previously described its efficacy in a clinical setting, with its administration conducted by a few expert practitioners. This study aimed to determine the symptomatic changes after a single session of the Okada Purifying Therapy, a form of laying-on-of-hands, in various settings, and to analyze factors influencing the outcomes.

Conditions

• Signs and Symptoms
• Physical Disorders
• Personal Satisfaction

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Okada Purifying Therapy	Each participant received a single session of Okada Purifying Therapy lasting 30 minutes or longer, administered by a voluntary certified practitioner.

Timeline

• Start date: 2007-02-01
• Primary completion: 2007-12-01
• Completion: 2007-12-01
• First posted: 2011-03-16
• Last updated: 2011-03-16

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Japan