Branton Alice, Trivedi Mahendra Kumar, Trivedi Dahryn, Mondal Sambhu, Jana Snehasis
Altern Ther Health Med. 2025 May;31(3):26-33.
Biofield therapies like Reiki, blessing, and healing touch are non-invasive techniques that aim to enhance well-being-mental, emotional, and physical. They can be conducted both in-person and remotely. However, a literature review found no evidence of distant/remote blessing therapy's effectiveness in improving mental health symptoms in adults.
To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of non-pharmacological distant blessing (biofield energy healing) therapy for psychological and mental health management.
METHODS/DESIGN: One hundred seventeen participants with psychological symptoms were studied. On days 0 and 90, the biofield (blessing) therapy group (n = 38) received two sessions of distant blessing energy therapy, each lasting about 5 minutes. A sham control group (n = 40) received similar treatment from a sham practitioner to nullify the baseline responses, while a control group (n = 39) received no intervention. Participants were assessed using a standard psychological questionnaire and safety parameters.
A placebo-controlled, three parallel groups, single-center, double-blinded, and randomized controlled trial.
Adult human subjects (male and female) with one or more psychological symptoms.
Distant (remote) biofield energy healing/blessing therapy.
Psychological questionnaires scoring.
Perceived psychological symptoms/scores (fatigue/tiredness, sleep disturbances, stress, cognitive impairment, loss of memory, mental restlessness, emotional trauma, anxiety, depression, confusion, lack of relationships, and social behaviors) were significantly improved in the blessing group compared to control and sham control groups (P < .0001). Study intervention did not show any study-related adverse effects in all three groups throughout the trial.
The findings from this study suggest that distant (remote) blessing therapy/biofield energy healing session(s) significantly improved psychological and mental health-related symptoms without affecting safety concerns and improved overall health and quality of life. Therefore, the present study recommends a larger-scale intervention study to further investigate various health outcomes and this therapy's underlying mechanisms of action.
The trial was registered in the Clinical Trials Registry - India (Reg. no. CTRI/2022/07/043736) dated 05/07/2022.
灵气疗法、祝福疗法和治疗性触摸等生物场疗法是非侵入性技术，旨在促进心理、情感和身体的健康。这些疗法既可以面对面进行，也可以远程实施。然而，一项文献综述发现，没有证据表明远距离/远程祝福疗法能有效改善成年人的心理健康症状。
评估非药物远程祝福（生物场能量治疗）疗法在心理和心理健康管理方面的安全性和有效性。
方法/设计：对117名有心理症状的参与者进行了研究。在第0天和第90天，生物场（祝福）治疗组（n = 38）接受了两疗程的远程祝福能量治疗，每个疗程持续约5分钟。假对照组（n = 40）接受来自假治疗师的类似治疗，以消除基线反应，而对照组（n = 39）不接受任何干预。使用标准心理问卷和安全参数对参与者进行评估。
一项安慰剂对照、三组平行、单中心、双盲随机对照试验。
有一个或多个心理症状的成年人类受试者（男性和女性）。
远程（非接触式）生物场能量治疗/祝福疗法。
心理问卷评分。
与对照组和假对照组相比，祝福组的感知心理症状/评分（疲劳/疲倦、睡眠障碍、压力、认知障碍、记忆力减退、精神不安、情感创伤、焦虑、抑郁、困惑、人际关系缺失和社交行为）有显著改善（P < .0001）。在整个试验过程中，研究干预在所有三组中均未显示出任何与研究相关的不良反应。
本研究结果表明，远程（非接触式）祝福疗法/生物场能量治疗疗程显著改善了与心理和心理健康相关的症状，且不影响安全性，并改善了整体健康和生活质量。因此，本研究建议开展更大规模的干预研究，以进一步调查各种健康结局以及该疗法的潜在作用机制。
该试验于2022年7月5日在印度临床试验注册中心注册（注册号CTRI/2022/07/043736）。
