| CTRI Number |
CTRI/2025/09/094705 [Registered on: 12/09/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively |
| Last Modified On: |
11/09/2025 |
| Post Graduate Thesis |
No |
| Type of Trial |
Interventional |
|
Type of Study
|
Dentistry
Other (Specify) [Reiki therapy] |
| Study Design |
Non-randomized, Active Controlled Trial |
|
Public Title of Study
|
Reiki Therapy for Pain Relief After Root Canal Treatment |
|
Scientific Title of Study
|
Effect of reiki therapy on post-operative pain among individuals undergoing Endodontic treatment- A clinical study |
| Trial Acronym |
NIL |
|
Secondary IDs if Any
|
| Secondary ID |
Identifier |
| NIL |
NIL |
|
|
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)
|
| Name |
Bhuvaneshwari |
| Designation |
Post graduate student |
| Affiliation |
srinivas institute of dental sciences mukka mangalore |
| Address |
Department of conservative dentistry and endodontics
Srinivas institute of dental sciences mukka mangalore 574146
Dakshina Kannada
KARNATAKA
574146
India |
| Phone |
6363374079 |
| Fax |
|
| Email |
bhuvaneshwaripatil264@gmail.com |
|
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
|
| Name |
Dr Kishan K V |
| Designation |
PROFESSOR AND HOD |
| Affiliation |
Srinivas institute of dental sciences mukka mangalore |
| Address |
Department of conservative dentistry and endodontics
Srinivas institute of dental sciences mukka mangalore 574146
Dakshina Kannada
KARNATAKA
574146
India |
| Phone |
8141787335 |
| Fax |
|
| Email |
drkishankv@yahoo.co.in |
|
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
|
| Name |
Dr Kishan K V |
| Designation |
PROFESSOR AND HOD |
| Affiliation |
Srinivas institute of dental sciences mukka mangalore |
| Address |
Department of conservative dentistry and endodontics
Srinivas institute of dental sciences mukka mangalore 574146
KARNATAKA
574146
India |
| Phone |
8141787335 |
| Fax |
|
| Email |
drkishankv@yahoo.co.in |
|
|
Source of Monetary or Material Support
|
| Department of conservative dentistry and endodontics, Srinivas Institute of dental sciences mukka manglore 574146, dakshina kannada, karnataka, India |
|
|
Primary Sponsor
|
| Name |
Bhuvaneshwari |
| Address |
Srinivas institute of dental sciences mukka mangalore 574146 |
| Type of Sponsor |
Other [Self founded] |
|
|
Details of Secondary Sponsor
|
|
|
Countries of Recruitment
|
India |
|
Sites of Study
|
| No of Sites = 1 |
| Name of Principal
Investigator |
Name of Site |
Site Address |
Phone/Fax/Email |
| Dr Bhuvaneshwari |
Srinivas institute of dental sciences mukka manglore 574146 |
Department of conservative dentistry and endodontics
Srinivas institute of dental sciences mukka mangalore 574146
Dakshina Kannada
KARNATAKA |
06363374079
bhuvaneshwaripatil264@gmail.com |
|
|
Details of Ethics Committee
|
| No of Ethics Committees= 1 |
| Name of Committee |
Approval Status |
| Srinivas institute of dental sciences ethical committee |
Approved |
|
|
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI
|
|
|
Health Condition / Problems Studied
|
| Health Type |
Condition |
| Patients |
(1) ICD-10 Condition: K044||Acute apical periodontitis of pulpal origin, |
|
|
Intervention / Comparator Agent
|
| Type |
Name |
Details |
| Intervention |
With Reiki therapy for 10 minutes to each person |
Reiki therapy to the individuals undergoing endodontic treatment |
| Comparator Agent |
Without Reiki therapy |
Patient undergoing endodontic treatment without Reiki therapy |
|
|
Inclusion Criteria
|
| Age From |
16.00 Year(s) |
| Age To |
80.00 Year(s) |
| Gender |
Both |
| Details |
1. Patients diagnosed with symptomatic irreversible pulpitis requiring endodontic treatment
2. Adults aged 18 years and above
3. Patients willing to participate and provide informed consent
4. Patients experiencing a minimum level of pain (VAS score of 4 or higher)
5. Patients who have not taken pain medication recently before treatment |
|
| ExclusionCriteria |
|
|
Method of Generating Random Sequence
|
Not Applicable |
|
Method of Concealment
|
Not Applicable |
|
Blinding/Masking
|
Investigator Blinded |
|
Primary Outcome
|
| Outcome |
TimePoints |
| To evaluate and compare the postoperative pain among the individuals undergoing endodontic treatment with and without the use of reiki therapy at 2 hours, 6 hours, 24 hours and 48 hours using VAS scale. |
2 hours, 6 hours, 24 hours and 48 hours |
|
|
Secondary Outcome
|
|
|
Target Sample Size
|
Total Sample Size="60"
Sample Size from India="60"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" |
|
Phase of Trial
|
Phase 3 |
|
Date of First Enrollment (India)
|
01/10/2025 |
| Date of Study Completion (India) |
Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials |
| Date of First Enrollment (Global) |
Date Missing |
| Date of Study Completion (Global) |
Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials |
|
Estimated Duration of Trial
|
Years="1"
Months="0"
Days="0" |
|
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
|
Not Yet Recruiting |
| Recruitment Status of Trial (India) |
Not Yet Recruiting |
|
Publication Details
|
N/A |
|
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement
|
Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?
Response - NO
|
|
Brief Summary
|
This study aims to evaluate the effect of Reiki therapy on post operative pain in patients undergoing endodontic treatment. Sixty patients will be divided into two groups one receiving Reiki therapy before treatment and the other receiving standard treatment without Reiki. Patients will record their pain levels using a Visual Analog Scale at 2 6 24 and 48 hours after treatment. The study will compare the pain levels between the two groups. |