Nope no effect according to this double blind study. Not after the hear cathereterization nor for the six month followup. The meditation, imagery and therapy group showed a slightly decreased mortality rate, but while it was statistically significant, it was not clinically significant.
larry On 7/15/05, Sam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So praying for strangers doesn't work? > > On 7/15/05, Larry C. Lyons wrote: > > 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. > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:164966 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
