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Quality of Life

Subjects will be scheduled for once a week session of distance Reiki for 4 weeks.

Subjects will be scheduled for once a week session of Sham distance Reiki for 4 weeks.

Subjects will not receive any Reiki treatment

Reiki therapy session performed remotely over a Zoom® video conferencing platform led by Reiki Practitioners who are also Health Care Providers at the Mayo Clinic, and have at least 6 months of experience in Reiki.

Distance Reiki

Session performed remotely over a Zoom® video conferencing platform led by a Health Care Provider employed at the Mayo Clinic, but will have no experience in Reiki and will not be a certified Reiki Practitioner.

Sham distance Reiki

Michelle Burtis

Martha Lacy, MD

This research study is being done to determine if Distance Reiki therapy offers a quality of life benefit, and improves immunity compared to patients receiving Sham Distance Reiki therapy or no additional Reiki intervention.

Reiki is a popular complementary medicine modality sought after by patients. This non- intrusive Japanese based therapy centers on the guiding of energy through a Reiki practitioner to the patient which facilitates innate healing by modulation of energy fields. Reiki is formally classified as biofield therapy by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM).

Current research indicates that Reiki shows promise as a noninvasive healing tool for mind and body, particularly among patients with cancer. However, the data validating the effectiveness of Reiki integrated within a structured medical paradigm and the effect on cancer immunity remains unknown.

Given the clear demand for Reiki among cancer patients but skepticism within the medical community, this trial will aim to determine an objective patient reported quality of life (PRQoL) benefit by utilizing validated tools, in order to effectively implement Reiki into traditional medical practice.

Multiple myeloma patients are at high risk of serious illness from the COVID-19 virus during this pandemic, and so distance Reiki will be carried out via video conferencing platform.

This is a single blinded randomization to True Reiki therapy, Sham reiki Therapy or No intervention

Determining The Impact Of Distance Reiki On Patient Reported QOL And Immunity Among Multiple Myeloma Patients

The Effect of Distance Reiki on Patient Reported Quality of Life, Correlated With Changes in Immune Repertoires Among Multiple Myeloma Patients: A Pilot Study

Measured using the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS)-29 survey. PROMIS measures are scored on the T-score metric. High scores mean more of the concept being measured (eg. more Fatigue, more Physical Function)

Measured using the single item Linear Analogue Self-Assessment (LASA) assessment that uses a 10-point Likert scale, where 0=as bad as it can be and 10=as good as it can be

Measured by using the "Was it worth it" ( WIWI) questionnaire which patients will complete upon study completion. This is a 3 item questionnaire which assesses patient satisfaction. Higher scores indicate more acceptability of the Reiki intervention.

Measured using mass cytometry by time of flight (CyTOF) to phenotypically characterize the immune cells in peripheral blood

Analyzed using multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) RNA-sequencing to define T-cell antigen receptor (TCR) repertoire.

Study title	NCT ID	Conditions	Interventions	Eligibility	Organization
Determining The Impact Of Distance Reiki On Patient Reported QOL And Immunity Among Multiple Myeloma Patients	NCT04783038	Multiple Myelom... Autologous Stem...	Distance Reiki Sham distance R...	18 Years -	Mayo Clinic
Determining The Impact Of Distance Reiki On Patient Reported QOL And Immunity Among Multiple Myeloma Patients	NCT04783038	Multiple Myelom... Autologous Stem...	Distance Reiki Sham distance R...	18 Years -	Mayo Clinic
Determining The Impact Of Distance Reiki On Patient Reported QOL And Immunity Among Multiple Myeloma Patients	NCT04783038	Multiple Myelom... Autologous Stem...	Distance Reiki Sham distance R...	18 Years -	Mayo Clinic

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