PainNCT05716373
The Effect of Reiki Application on Pain, Fatigue and Sleep Quality in Elderly Persons Staying in Nursing Homes
A study testing pain in people with Pain and Tiredness, run by Ataturk University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
Trial summary
A person's life is a stage that passes in the time interval that ends with his birth when he opens his eyes to the world and his death when he closes his eyes to the world. Old age is a forced end for all people. Sleep is one of the most important and basic human needs. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 50 to 90 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Pain, Tiredness, Sleep Quality
- What is being tested?
- pain
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 60 participants
- Where
- 1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
- Study dates
- 1 Dec 2022to 30 Apr 2023
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 50 to 90 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- • Being a nursing home resident and being 50 years or older,
- Not having a communication problem,
- Not having been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, schizophrenia or other mental illness,
- Not taking antidepressant treatment,
- Having chronic pain (arthralgia, back pain, musculoskeletal pain - at least once a day),
- Not using a pain reliever all the time,
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- Willingness to participate in a four-week reiki program,
- Not having received body-mind therapy (yoga, reiki, massage, meditation) in the last six months.
- Having a scale score of >5 on the Piper Fatigue Scale
- A score of >5 on the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Scale
- A scale score of >5 on the Visual Analog Scale
Who cannot join
- Needing antidepressant treatment,
- Not getting bored with work and not wanting to answer questions.
- -
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
A person's life is a stage that passes in the time interval that ends with his birth when he opens his eyes to the world and his death when he closes his eyes to the world. Old age is a forced end for all people. Sleep is one of the most important and basic human needs. It prepares the individual for a new day by resting the body, strengthening and regulating the cerebral functions and repairing the brain. While a change in sleep pattern and quality affects a person's daily life activities, long-term persistence of this change may lead to deterioration of body and mental health.During Reiki practices, the hands are held in each position for 3-5 minutes by touching the head, neck, chest, abdominal cavity and groin. In problem areas, this time can be extended to 10-20 minutes. The duration of treatment lasts an average of 30-90 minutes. During the application, the person is in a lying or lying position and does not need to take off his clothes.
Read the detailed description
In the elderly, the pathology of fatigue has not yet been fully elucidated. Natural changes and the disadvantages of age can be the cause of fatigue. Decrease in muscle strength, sarcopenia, pain, inactivity, changes in body composition due to malnutrition, decrease in physical fitness, insufficient energy systems, cardiovascular and respiratory problems, medications used can cause fatigue in the elderly. It has been shown that 27-50% of the elderly suffer from moderate to severe fatigue. Increasing the severity of fatigue reduces the daily activity performance of the elderly (6). Today, in many areas, in addition to medical treatment to reduce the symptoms of chronic diseases, alternative and complementary medicine are also used. Reiki, which constitutes our research subject; one of the energy approaches, in Japan at the end of the 19th century, Dr. It is a complementary medicine application discovered by Usui in Sanskrit inscriptions, which has been shown to be effective on pain, depression, insomnia and fatigue symptoms. Reiki is generally safe and no serious side effects have been reported. Reiki practice in the last 10 years; it increases among physicians, nurses and other health workers.
- Conditions
- Pain, Tiredness, Sleep Quality
- Being tested
- pain
- Medical subject headings
- Pain, Fatigue, Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
painBehavioural
Also called tiredness, sleep quality
reiki
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Experimental: | Experimental | reiki will be aplicated Receives: Behavioral: pain |
| control | No intervention | Routine maintenance will be applied. |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PUKI);
The scale is a safe and consistent questionnaire that evaluates the amount of sleep, sleep quality, presence and severity of sleep disorders in individuals in the last month.There are seven components in PUKI. These components are subjective sleep quality (component 1), sleep latency (component 2), sleep duration (component 3), habitual sleep efficiency (component 4), sleep disturbance (component 5), sleep medication use (component 6) and daytime dysfunction. (component 7). The evaluation score of each item is between 0-3. The total score obtained varies between 0-21. The higher the score, the worse the sleep quality. A score greater than five indicates poor sleep quality.
Measured: 1 hours later
Piper Fatigue Scale
The scale evaluates the individual's subjective perception of fatigue in four sub-dimensions. These; behavior/violence sub-dimension evaluating the effect and severity of fatigue on activities of daily living (ADLs (6 items; 2-7); affect sub-dimension, which includes the emotional meaning attributed to fatigue (5 items; 8-12); it is the sensory sub-dimension (5 items; 13-17) that reflects the mental, physical and emotional symptoms of fatigue, and the cognitive/spiritual sub-dimension that reflects the effect of fatigue on cognitive functions and mental state (6 items; 18-23). As a result of the average score; 0 points are interpreted as no fatigue, 1-3 points as mild fatigue, 4-6 points as moderate fatigue, 7-10 points as severe fatigue. High scores obtained from the scale mean that the perceived fatigue level is high.
Measured: 1 hours later
Visual Analog Scale (VAS) Evaluation
The Visual Analog Scale (VAS) is used to convert some values that cannot be measured numerically. Two end definitions of the parameter to be evaluated are written at the two ends of a 100 mm line, and the patient is asked to indicate where on this line their situation is appropriate by drawing a line or by placing a dot or pointing. For example, for pain, I have no pain at one end and very severe pain at the other end and the patient marks his/her current state on this line. The length of the distance from the point where there is no pain to the point marked by the patient indicates the patient's pain.
Measured: 1 hours later
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted8 Feb 2023
- Study start1 Dec 2022
- Primary completion6 Jan 2023
- Study completion30 Apr 2023
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for PainStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Ataturk UniversityThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Sequential
- Model description
- reiki
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Participant
- Enrolment
- 60 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Ataturk University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Gülcan Bahçecioğlu Turan, Firat University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05716373
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- E-97132852-050.01.04-162832
- Status last verified
- Apr 2026
- First submitted
- 28 Jan 2023
- Last updated
- 21 Apr 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 21 Apr 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- The Effect of Reiki Application on Pain, Fatigue and Sleep Quality in Elderly Persons Staying in Nursing Homes
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05716373
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- E-97132852-050.01.04-162832
- Conditions
- Pain, Tiredness, Sleep Quality
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 60 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Ataturk UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 1 Dec 2022 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 6 Jan 2023 (actual)
- Study completion
- 30 Apr 2023 (actual)
- First posted
- 8 Feb 2023 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
A person's life is a stage that passes in the time interval that ends with his birth when he opens his eyes to the world and his death when he closes his eyes to the world. Old age is a forced end for all people. Sleep is one of the most important and basic human needs. It prepares the individual for a new day by resting the body, strengthening and regulating the cerebral functions and repairing the brain. While a change in sleep pattern and quality affects a person's daily life activities, long-term persistence of this change may lead to deterioration of body and mental health.During Reiki practices, the hands are held in each position for 3-5 minutes by touching the head, neck, chest, abdominal cavity and groin. In problem areas, this time can be extended to 10-20 minutes. The duration of treatment lasts an average of 30-90 minutes. During the application, the person is in a lying or lying position and does not need to take off his clothes.
Detailed description
In the elderly, the pathology of fatigue has not yet been fully elucidated. Natural changes and the disadvantages of age can be the cause of fatigue. Decrease in muscle strength, sarcopenia, pain, inactivity, changes in body composition due to malnutrition, decrease in physical fitness, insufficient energy systems, cardiovascular and respiratory problems, medications used can cause fatigue in the elderly. It has been shown that 27-50% of the elderly suffer from moderate to severe fatigue. Increasing the severity of fatigue reduces the daily activity performance of the elderly (6). Today, in many areas, in addition to medical treatment to reduce the symptoms of chronic diseases, alternative and complementary medicine are also used. Reiki, which constitutes our research subject; one of the energy approaches, in Japan at the end of the 19th century, Dr. It is a complementary medicine application discovered by Usui in Sanskrit inscriptions, which has been shown to be effective on pain, depression, insomnia and fatigue symptoms. Reiki is generally safe and no serious side effects have been reported. Reiki practice in the last 10 years; it increases among physicians, nurses and other health workers.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Sequential
- Masking
- Single blind (participant)
- Number of arms
- 2
- Model description
- reiki
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Experimental: | Experimental | Behavioral: painreiki will be aplicated |
| control | No intervention | –Routine maintenance will be applied. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 50 to 90 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (11 listed)
- • Being a nursing home resident and being 50 years or older,
Key exclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Needing antidepressant treatment,
- Not getting bored with work and not wanting to answer questions.
- -
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| painAlso: tiredness, sleep qualityreiki | Behavioural | Experimental: |
Primary outcome
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PUKI);
Time frame: 1 hours later
The scale is a safe and consistent questionnaire that evaluates the amount of sleep, sleep quality, presence and severity of sleep disorders in individuals in the last month.There are seven components in PUKI. These components are subjective sleep quality (component 1), sleep latency (component 2), sleep duration (component 3), habitual sleep efficiency (component 4), sleep disturbance (component 5), sleep medication use (component 6) and daytime dysfunction. (component 7). The evaluation score of each item is between 0-3. The total score obtained varies between 0-21. The higher the score, the worse the sleep quality. A score greater than five indicates poor sleep quality.
Piper Fatigue Scale
Time frame: 1 hours later
The scale evaluates the individual's subjective perception of fatigue in four sub-dimensions. These; behavior/violence sub-dimension evaluating the effect and severity of fatigue on activities of daily living (ADLs (6 items; 2-7); affect sub-dimension, which includes the emotional meaning attributed to fatigue (5 items; 8-12); it is the sensory sub-dimension (5 items; 13-17) that reflects the mental, physical and emotional symptoms of fatigue, and the cognitive/spiritual sub-dimension that reflects the effect of fatigue on cognitive functions and mental state (6 items; 18-23). As a result of the average score; 0 points are interpreted as no fatigue, 1-3 points as mild fatigue, 4-6 points as moderate fatigue, 7-10 points as severe fatigue. High scores obtained from the scale mean that the perceived fatigue level is high.
Visual Analog Scale (VAS) Evaluation
Time frame: 1 hours later
The Visual Analog Scale (VAS) is used to convert some values that cannot be measured numerically. Two end definitions of the parameter to be evaluated are written at the two ends of a 100 mm line, and the patient is asked to indicate where on this line their situation is appropriate by drawing a line or by placing a dot or pointing. For example, for pain, I have no pain at one end and very severe pain at the other end and the patient marks his/her current state on this line. The length of the distance from the point where there is no pain to the point marked by the patient indicates the patient's pain.
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 21 Apr 2026.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
The record lists no contact. Use the official record to reach the sponsor.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing pain in people with Pain and Tiredness, run by Ataturk University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 11 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 21 Apr 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye). Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PUKI); (time frame: 1 hours later). The study lists 3 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 21 Apr 2026; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 8 Nov 2026.