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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2018 Feb;26(1):82-87.
doi: 10.1177/1039856217726449. Epub 2017 Aug 24.

Amelioration of mild and moderate depression through Pranic Healing as adjuvant therapy: randomised double-blind controlled trial

R Rajagopal  1 , Srikanth N Jois  2 , Sumanth Mallikarjuna Majgi  3 , M N Anil Kumar  4 , H B Shashidhar  5
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Randomized Controlled Trial

Amelioration of mild and moderate depression through Pranic Healing as adjuvant therapy: randomised double-blind controlled trial

R Rajagopal et al. Australas Psychiatry. 2018 Feb.

Abstract

Objectives: Depression is a mental disorder, affecting the quality of life. Our study explores the efficacy of Pranic Healing (PH), as an adjuvant therapy in treating depression Methods: In this randomised double-blind controlled trial, 52 participants with a mean age of 34.4 years, with mild to moderate depression were assessed using the Hamilton Depression Rating (HAM-D) scale during the 5-week study. Both Medication + PH (MedPH) and Medication + Mock PH (MedMockPH) groups comprising 26 members received Pranic and mock healing lasting 20 minutes per session respectively once a week for 4 weeks, along with the antidepressant drug.

Results: The average decrease in HAM-D score in MedPH was median 11 (Interquartile Range (IQR) 7-12) and was significantly higher compared with the MedMockPH group median 6.5 (IQR 3-9). At pre-assessment, both groups had 8 cases of mild and 18 cases of moderate depression. At post-assessment, HAM-D showed that the improvement in depression category was seen in 69.2% of participants in the MedMockPH group and 100% in MedPH group.

Conclusions: These results give first the evidence that PH can aid as an adjuvant therapy for depressed people.

Keywords: Prana; complementary therapy; depression; quality of life.

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Conflict of interest statement

Disclosure: The authors report no conflict of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper. The ethics committee of Mysore Medical College & Research Institute and Associated Hospitals, Mysuru-570021 approved the study. This study is listed in the Clinical Trial Registry of India as CTRI/2015/08/006099.

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Figure 1.
Flow chart. MedMockPH: Medication + Mock Pranic Healing; MedPH: Medication + Pranic Healing.
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Box plot of change in depression score between two intervention groups. HAM-D: Hamilton Depression Rating Scale; MedMockPH: Medication + Mock Pranic Healing; MedPH: Medication + Pranic Healing.
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