Reiki Research to Date According to the classification, designed by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine at NIH, Reiki belongs to “Biofield Medicine, which involves systems that use subtle energy fields in and around the body for medical purposes”. Currently the National Institute of Health (NIH) is conducting two clinical trials. One testing the efficacy of Reiki for the treatment of Fibromyalgia at the University of WA—CFS/FM Research Center, Seattle, Washington and one in the treatment of patients with advanced AIDS to be performed at Temple University & Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA. In addition a planned study will be performed by Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio for the use of Reiki with prostate cancer. Dr. Ahlam Mansour of the College of Nursing, Univ. of Saskatchewan, Canada received a research grant from the Canadian Breast Cancer Research Initiative (CBCRI) to conduct a feasibility study of the effects of Reiki on the level of anxiety, physical problems, spiritual well-being and complete blood counts in breast cancer patients undergoing their initial (AC) chemotherapy. For further info you can view the website: www.clinicaltrials.gov/ctsearch?term=Reiki&submit=Search