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Distant Healing for HIV/AIDS

Primary Purpose

HIV Infections, AIDS

Status

Completed

Phase

Not Applicable

Locations

United States

Study Type

Interventional

Intervention

Non-local/distant healing or prayer

About this trial

This is an interventional treatment trial for HIV Infections focused on measuring AIDS, HIV, Prayer, Healing, Complementary Therapies

Eligibility Criteria

18 Years - 65 Years (Adult, Older Adult)All SexesDoes not accept healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria HIV infection History of a CD4 cell count less than 200 cells/mm3 Stable antiretroviral regimen English-speaking Exclusion criteria Inability or unwillingness to fill out questionnaires History of non-HIV related life-threatening disease

Sites / Locations

California Pacific Medical Center

Outcomes

Primary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

Full Information

NCT ID

NCT00079534

First Posted

March 9, 2004

Last Updated

August 16, 2006

Sponsor

National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

1. Study Identification

Unique Protocol Identification Number

NCT00079534

Brief Title

Distant Healing for HIV/AIDS

Official Title

Distant Healing Efforts for AIDS by Nurses and "Healers"

Study Type

Interventional

2. Study Status

Record Verification Date

August 2006

Overall Recruitment Status

Completed

Study Start Date

December 2000 (undefined)

Primary Completion Date

undefined (undefined)

Study Completion Date

December 2003 (undefined)

3. Sponsor/Collaborators

Name of the Sponsor

National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

4. Oversight

5. Study Description

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether individuals praying at a distance (also known as "Distant Healing") can positively affect the health of people with HIV/AIDS.

Detailed Description

Significant numbers of people with HIV/AIDS seek spiritual or "psychic" treatment. Distant healing could potentially be of benefit to large numbers of HIV/AIDS patients, as it is widely available and requires no travel or other activity on the part of the patient. However, the treatment can be costly and has not yet been proven effective in a controlled clinical trial. This study will evaluate the efficacy of distant healing in patients with HIV/AIDS. Participants in this study will be randomly assigned to either the distant healing group or a control group. All participants will have hour-long study visits at entry and Months 6 and 12. At study visits, participants will complete a demographic questionnaire, self-report health and symptom inventory, quality of life assessment, and profile of mood states. Blood will be drawn at each study visit.

6. Conditions and Keywords

Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study

HIV Infections, AIDS

Keywords

AIDS, HIV, Prayer, Healing, Complementary Therapies

7. Study Design

Primary Purpose

Treatment

Study Phase

Not Applicable

Interventional Study Model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

Double

Allocation

Randomized

Enrollment

150 (false)

8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

Intervention Type

Behavioral

Intervention Name(s)

Non-local/distant healing or prayer

10. Eligibility

Sex

All

Minimum Age & Unit of Time

18 Years

Maximum Age & Unit of Time

65 Years

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Eligibility Criteria

Overall Study Officials:

First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree

Donald Abrams, MD

Organizational Affiliation

University of California, San Francisco

Official's Role

Principal Investigator

First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree

Jerome J. Stone, MA, RN

Organizational Affiliation

California Pacific Medical Center

Official's Role

Study Director

Facility Information:

Facility Name

California Pacific Medical Center

City

San Francisco

State/Province

California

ZIP/Postal Code

94115

Country

United States

12. IPD Sharing Statement

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