Pranic Complementary Therapy Efficacy to Improve Severe Insomnia and Enhance Sleep Quality

Abstract

Background: Pranic therapy is one of the most commonly recognized types of biofield and complementary therapy. Healing occurs due to the transfer of energy from a higher energy healer to a lower energy patient. This study aims to confirm the efficacy of pranic therapy for severe insomnia improvement and sleep quality enhancement. Results: This research was a clinical trial study with a pre-/post-test randomized controlled design. All subjects with chronic insomnia performed standard therapy, hence sleep hygiene and control stimulus. Subjects were divided into two groups; the intervention group who received pranic therapy and the control group only received standard therapy. Sleep quality variable, depression and anxiety were evaluated by the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS) and Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HARS). Eighty subjects were included in this study. The mean age of the intervention group was 45,15 years old, while the control group was 40,5 years old. Most of the subjects in both of groups were female. The results showed any significant difference in ISI and PSQI mean scores between pre and post pranic therapy with a significant value of 0,000 (p<0,001). The PSQI mean scores were decreased in the control group with no significant value (p=0,460). HDRS and HARS score showed a significant improvement in the intervention group (p<0,001) while in control group were significantly increased HDRS and HARS scores (p< 0.05). Conclusion: The pranic complementary therapy can improve severe insomnia, enhance sleep quality, and recover depression and anxiety. Keywords: Complementary therapy, pranic, chronic insomnia, severe insomnia, sleep quality