NCT04152109

Integrative and Complementary Health Practices (PICS)

Evaluation of Integrative and Complementary Practices in Health (PICS)

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Universidade Federal do Triangulo Mineiro · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Complementary medicine, considered an unconventional approach, is performed in conjunction with conventional medicine. In Brazil, Integrative and Complementary Practices in Health have been inserted by the National Ordinance of Integrative and Complementary Practices. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of laying on of hands with spiritual connection by the Spiritist Passe about mental and physical health and quality of life of individuals.

Detailed description

Type of study: randomized controlled trial. The sample will consist of cancer and epileptic patients including individuals aged eigtheen years and over. Patients will be referred by health professionals and social workers from Lar da Charidade, Clinics Hospital and attachments, as well as from the general community and will be invited to participate in the study at the Center for Integrative and Complementary Practices of the Clinics Hospital. Participants will answer the questionnaires before the start of the study, after eight sessions and fiveteen days or the end of the research according to the group. The participants will be submitted to blood collection, when necessary.

Conditions

• Neoplasms
• Epilepsy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Without laying on of hands subgroup	The patients will remain in bed supine with blindfolds. A volunteer will move close to the patient with hands behind and mentally repeat the alphabet or count during 5 minutes, around 8 weeks.
OTHER	Laying on of hands without Spiritual connection	Participants included in this subgroup will be exposed to the laying on of hands with healing intent by volunteers. The patients will be blindfold in the supine bed during 5 minutes, around 8 weeks.
OTHER	Laying on of hands by Spiritual "Passe"	The participants will be subjected application of the laying on of hands by the volunteer who will give the Spiritist "passe". Patients remain in the supine bed blindfolded for 5 minutes, around 8 weeks.

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-10-02
• Primary completion: 2025-12-02
• Completion: 2025-12-30
• First posted: 2019-11-05
• Last updated: 2024-05-08

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Brazil