Interesting study released in the Lancet today Although prayer did not influence outcome, if the patient received what was called music imagery and touch therapy were more relaxed prior to the procedure, they did no better than controls on measures of major heart problems or being readmitted to the hospital. However the MIT treated patients have a lower risk of death at a six month follow-up.
http://www.medpagetoday.com/Cardiology/InterventionalCardiology/tb/1362 from the site: Review DURHAM, N.C. July 14-Can prayers for divine intervention affect the outcomes of cardiac interventions? God only knows. That's the dispassionate, science-based conclusion of investigators in the multicenter MANTRA II trial, a study looking at the effects of distant prayer and of combined music, imagery, and touch therapy on patients scheduled to undergo cardiac catheterization. It was published in the July 16 issue of The Lancet. In a study involving 748 patients at eight centers slated for catheterizations, patients who, unbeknownst to them, were randomly assigned to be the subjects of multi-faith prayers before their procedures, fared no better than controls (un-prayed for) patients, reported Mitchell W. Krucoff, M.D. of the Duke Clinical Research Institute here and colleagues. In addition to seeing no effect of prayer, they found that patients who were randomly assigned to receive music, imagery and touch therapy shortly before their scheduled procedures reported having lower stress going into the procedure. Yet they did no better than controls on measures of major cardiovascular events or hospital readmission, although treated patients have a lower risk of death at a six month follow-up. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Get help! RoboHelp http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=58 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:164953 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
