Effects of Reiki on Painful Neuropathy and Cardiovascular Risk Factors
CompletedPhase 2NCT00010751
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.
Brief summary (from the registry)
The object of this study is to determine if Reiki will improve glycemic control and cardiac autonomic function diabetic patients with painful neuropathy.
Study details
- Official title
- Chronic Diabetic Painful Neuropathy and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in NIDDM: An Alternative Approach.
- Conditions
- Coronary Disease
- Diabetes Mellitus, Non-Insulin-Dependent
- Interventions
- Procedure: Reiki
- Sponsor
- National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
- Start date
- 1998-09
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 20 Years to 80 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- United States
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
* NIDDM as defined by the World Health Organization * Diagnosed with DPN +/- DAN for a duration of no less than six months * Women of childbearing potential must be using an acceptable method of contraception to prevent pregnancy when they are enrolled in the study and must agree to continue to practice an acceptable method of contraception for the duration of their participation * Stability of diabetes control by documentation of \<1% fluctuation of HbA1c levels over the last twelve months and 3 or less mild hypoglycemic reactions per week. All subjects must be prepared to monitor blood glucose values three to four times daily * HbA1c should be \<10% * Ability to give informed consent and willingness to sign the Institutional Review Board approved consent form * Willingness to cooperate with medical therapy and follow up for the 12 months of the study duration * Have the ability to understand English
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00010751