Integrative and Complementary Health Practices (PICS) (PICS)
Neoplasms, Epilepsy
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Neoplasms focused on measuring complementary medicine, laying on of hands, cancer, epilepsy, complementary therapies
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Cancer patients: diagnosis of neoplasia receiving parenteral chemotherapy.
- Epileptic patients: clinical diagnosis of focal epilepsy
Exclusion Criteria:
- Cancer patients: pregnant women, unable to understand the questionnaires; non-attendance of 3 sessions of therapy application and refusal to sign the consent form.
- Epileptic patients: people unable to understand the questionnaires; non-attendance of 3 sessions of therapy application and refusal to sign the consent form, as well as special groups (pregnant women, newly diagnosed epilepsy).
Sites / Locations
- Núcleo de Praticas Integrativas e ComplementaresRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Other
Sham Comparator
Experimental
Without laying on of hands
Laying on of hands with healing intent and without Spiritual connection
Laying on of hands with healing intent and Spiritual connection by Spiritual "Passe"
The patients will remain in bed supine with blindfolds. A volunteer will move close to the patient with hands behind and mentally repeat the alphabet or do count math during 5 minutes, around 8 weeks.
Participants included in this subgroup will be exposed to the laying on of hands with healing intent by volunteers. The patients will be blindfold in the supine bed during 5 minutes, 8 weeks.
The participants will be subjected application of the laying on of hands by the passistas who will give the Spiritist "passe". Patients remain in the supine bed blindfolded for 5 minutes, around 8 weeks.