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REIKI IN TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY PATIENTS (REIKI TKA )

ConditionTotal Knee Arthroplasty (Postoperative Pain)
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorOndokuz Mayıs University

About this trial

Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is commonly performed to improve mobility and quality of life in patients with degenerative joint diseases. However, severe postoperative pain, limited mobilization, and fluctuations in vital signs negatively affect recovery, particularly within the first 72 hours after surgery.

Reiki is a non-invasive complementary therapy aimed at enhancing the body's self-healing capacity through energy transfer. This randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the effects of Reiki on postoperative pain, mobilization, and vital signs in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty.

Participants will be randomly assigned to either a Reiki intervention group or a control group receiving routine postoperative care. Outcomes will be assessed using validated pain and mobility scales and objective vital sign measurements at the 24th, 48th, and 72nd postoperative hours.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Adults aged 18 years and older

Undergoing elective (planned) primary total knee arthroplasty

Not receiving general anesthesia

Able to communicate effectively and understand the study protocol

Disqualifiers

Refusal to participate in the study

Previous total knee arthroplasty or revision knee surgery

Prior experience with Reiki, Therapeutic Touch, Healing Touch, or other energy-based therapies

Development of serious postoperative complications (e.g., bleeding, infection)

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Reiki Therapy

    Other intervention

    The researcher will administer Reiki touch therapy to the Reiki treatment group three times in total, each session lasting 30-45 minutes, with the sessions occurring at least four hours after taking pain medication during the first 24 and 48 hours post-surgery.

Treatment groups

90 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: Reiki Therapy GroupExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Control Group (Routine Care)No intervention 0 interventions

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Postoperative Pain Intensity

Postoperative pain intensity will be measured using the Visual Analog Scale for Pain (VAS), a 10-centimeter scale ranging from 0 to 10, where 0 indicates "no pain" and 10 indicates "worst imaginable pain." Higher scores represent greater pain intensity and therefore a worse outcome.

Time frame
Before the first Reiki session and after Reiki sessions at 24 and 48 hours postoperatively.

Secondary outcomes

1

Pain and Difficulty During Mobilization (Patient Mobility Scale Total Score)

Pain and difficulty during mobilization will be assessed using the Patient Mobility Scale. The scale evaluates four postoperative activities (turning in bed, sitting, standing, and walking). For each activity, pain and difficulty are measured separately using 15-centimeter Visual Analog Scales (VAS). Scores for pain and difficulty are combined for each activity, and activity scores are summed to obtain a total score ranging from 0 to 120. Higher total scores indicate greater pain and difficulty during mobilization and therefore represent a worse outcome.

Time frame
24 and 48 hours postoperatively
2

Heart Rate

Heart rate will be measured in beats per minute (bpm) using a standard bedside cardiac monitor. Higher values indicate increased sympathetic activity.

Time frame
Baseline (before the first Reiki session), and 15 minutes after Reiki sessions at 24 and 48 hours postoperatively.
3

Systolic Blood Pressure

Systolic blood pressure will be measured in millimeters of mercury (mmHg) using a standard non-invasive blood pressure monitor.

Time frame
Baseline (before the first Reiki session), and 15 minutes after Reiki sessions at 24 and 48 hours postoperatively.
4

Diastolic Blood Pressure

Diastolic blood pressure will be measured in millimeters of mercury (mmHg) using a standard non-invasive blood pressure monitor.

Time frame
Baseline (before the first Reiki session), and 15 minutes after Reiki sessions at 24 and 48 hours postoperatively.

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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Ondokuz Mayıs University

Lead sponsor

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