CompletedPhase 2

Effectiveness of Laying-on-of-hands for Sickle Cell Disease

Democratic Republic of the Congo40 participantsStarted 2006-03

Plain-language summary

The objective of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of 1-year administration of laying-on-of-hands on the morbidity and mortality of patients with sickle cell disease in Africa.

Who can participate

Age range3 Years – 40 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * patients with symptoms associated with sickle cell disease * those able to receive laying-on-of-hands every weekday for 1 year * those able to receive conventional medical treatment whenever necessary * those able to receive blood test at the beginning, after 6 month and after 1 year Exclusion Criteria: * those who wish to use other complementary and alternative therapies along with laying-on-of-hands

What they're measuring

disease-related episodes and mortality

Timeframe: 3 years and 9 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT01518218

SponsorMOA Health Science Foundation

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2007-03

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