P02.153. Effectiveness of biofield therapy for patients with sickle cell disease in Africa
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Methods We adopted Okada Purifying Therapy (OPT) as an intervention in this study. We formed a group of 20 SCD patients aged 3-36 years (OPT group), and a control group (n=20) of a matching age/gender profile from regular patients at the clinic. OPT was administered by certified practitioners approved by MOA International Corporation (http://www.moainternational.or.jp/) every weekday for one year. We examined participating patients’ blood tests at the beginning and end of the 1-year period and ran a follow-up survey after 4 years.
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