Effectiveness of Laying-on-of-hands for Sickle Cell Disease
Effectiveness of Laying-on-of-hands for Sickle Cell Disease
The objective of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of 1-year administration of
 laying-on-of-hands on the morbidity and mortality of patients with sickle cell disease in
 Africa.
Patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) have a high risk of premature death in Africa, mainly
 due to insufficient medical services. SCD patients often visit emergency department and need
 hospitalization when they suffer from severe pain; however, they manage most of painful
 episodes at home. Appropriate pain management at home is, therefore, crucial to improve their
 clinical course and quality of life. Laying-on-of-hands may be a good candidate for home care
 management, because family member(s) can become a practitioner of laying-on-of-hands without
 difficulty and administer it to their loved one as an initial treatment whenever necessary.
 There are no reports concerning the effectiveness of laying-on-of-hands for the outcomes of
 SCD patients, as far as we have investigated.
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  patients with symptoms associated with sickle cell disease

 -  those able to receive laying-on-of-hands every weekday for 1 year

 -  those able to receive conventional medical treatment whenever necessary

 -  those able to receive blood test at the beginning, after 6 month and after 1 year

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  those who wish to use other complementary and alternative therapies along with
 laying-on-of-hands