Reiki/Energy Healing in Prostate Cancer

Effects of Energy Healing on Prostate Cancer

The purpose of this study is to determine whether Reiki energy healing affects anxiety and disease progression in patients with localized prostate cancer who are candidates for radical prostatectomy.

120 newly diagnosed prostate cancer patients will be randomized to one of 3 groups: Reiki, another touch therapy, or guided imagery. Subjects in the Reiki and touch therapy groups have 8 sessions in the 4 weeks prior to their medical intervention. Those in the imagery group have one session prior to their medical intervention.

Inclusion criteria:

• Newly diagnosed with prostate cancer
• Scheduled for radial prostatectomy, external beam radiation, brachytherapy, or a combination of these

Exclusion criteria:

• Already involved in energy healing treatments
• Any patient whose medical intervention could not wait the 4-weeks for intervention for medical reasons
• Any patient who gets neo-adjuvant therapy or any herbal product that could affect PSA