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Reiki Therapy for Gynecological Cancers During Brachytherapy

This study is exploring whether Reiki therapy can help improve symptoms like anxiety and pain for women with gynecological cancers (like endometrial or cervical cancer) who are receiving brachytherapy. Brachytherapy is a type of radiation therapy where a device is placed inside or near the tumor. Participants will either receive a session of Reiki therapy or usual care during the wait time for their brachytherapy. Researchers will compare these two groups to see if Reiki therapy impacts anxiety, pain, and depression. You may be able to join if you are an adult woman with a confirmed gynecological cancer, are having brachytherapy as an outpatient, and can read English or Spanish. The study aims to measure changes in anxiety over 4 months.

Study design
This is an open-label, randomized, controlled clinical trial planning to enroll 70 participants. Participants will be randomly assigned to either receive Reiki therapy or usual care.
What's involved
You would receive a Reiki therapy session or usual care during your brachytherapy wait time. You will also complete questionnaires on the day of your first brachytherapy and at a three-month follow-up.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Participants will be followed up at three months after their first brachytherapy treatment, with the primary endpoint measured at 4 months.

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NCT05979610

Using Reiki Therapy to Improve Symptoms Associated With Brachytherapy in Patients With Gynecological Malignancies

Recruiting
PHASE2Ages 18+InterventionalTreatment
University of Utah
~70 participants
Updated 2026-05-11 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Reiki therapy

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
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What they're measuring
Comparison between the treatment groups of the change in anxiety from Assessment 1 to Assessment 3 as measured by the 6-item Spielberger State Anxiety Scale.
Measured over 4 months

Conditions

Gynecologic Neoplasm
Brachytherapy
Therapeutic Touch
Endometrial Cancer
Cervical Cancer
Vaginal Cancer
Vulvar Cancer

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Where it's being run

1 sites across 1 states
Utah1

Study leadership

  • Lindsay Burt, MD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Huntsman Cancer Institute

Who to contact

David Samuel
[email protected]
801-587-4713
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Subject aged ≥ 18 years.
Pathologically confirmed malignancy of the endometrium, cervix, vagina or vulva.
Eligible to undergo brachytherapy treatment as an outpatient procedure.
Able to read and understand English and/or Spanish.
Able to provide informed consent and willing to sign an approved consent form that conforms to federal and institutional guidelines.
Willing to participate in either the Reiki therapy or standard of care arm regardless of treatment assignment.

Exclusion

Prior brachytherapy treatment for a gynecological malignancy.
Medical, psychiatric, cognitive, or other conditions that may compromise the subject's ability to understand the subject information, give informed consent, comply with the study protocol or complete the study.

What this trial measures

  • Comparison between the treatment groups of the change in anxiety from Assessment 1 to Assessment 3 as measured by the 6-item Spielberger State Anxiety Scale.4 months

    To assess the impact of Reiki therapy on anxiety in subjects undergoing brachytherapy treatment for gynecological malignancies compared to the usual care control arm. The 6-item Spielberger State Anxiety Scale is a validated shortened version of the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) used to measure state anxiety. The scale utilizes a Likert scale with four response categories assigned numerical values from 1-4 ("not at all,""somewhat,""moderately," and "very much").