Evaluación de la terapia pránica como tratamiento del tabaquismo. Cuenca. 2013-2014.

Abstract

ABSTRACT Background: Pranic Healing is alternative-complementary medicine. It mobilize the energy using prana to restore energy balance. Objective: to demonstrate the effectiveness of techniques such as pranic treatment of smoking. Methodology: quasi-experimental study, in Cuenca between 2013-2014. 108 smokers, in the experimental group (54 patients) was applied pranic therapy and in the control group (54 patients) a placebo technique was used. Ten people withdrew from the study; for what the intention to treat was applied. Results: of the experimental group 35.2% of participants stopped smoking, compared with 16.7% in the control group (RR (95% CI): 2.11 (1.05 to 4.24) P value: 0.028). At the end of the study 7.4% of the experimental group showed high nicotine dependence and 27.8% in the control group (RR (95% CI): 0.27 (0.09 to 0.75) P value: 0.011). On average dependence (5.6% vs 5.6%, RR (95% CI): 1.00 (0.21 to 4.74), p = 0.674) and low (51.9% vs 50.0% , RR (95% CI): 1.04 (0.72 to 1.50), p = 0.847) no difference is evident. Conclusion: pranic therapy techniques for the treatment of smoking decrease the level of nicotine dependence in patients who participated in the study. KEYWORDS: PRANIC THERAPY, SMOKING, CRYSTALS, PRANIC DISINTEGRATOR, MOBILIZE ENERGY.