1: J Christ Nurs 1995 Winter;12(1):21-3 The therapeutic effects of intercessory prayer. Byrd RC, Sherrill J. PMID: 7650597 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] 2: South Med J 1988 Jul;81(7):826-9 Positive therapeutic effects of intercessory prayer in a coronary care unit population. Byrd RC. Medical Service, San Francisco General Medical Center, CA. The therapeutic effects of intercessory prayer (IP) to the Judeo-Christian God, one of the oldest forms of therapy, has had little attention in the medical literature. To evaluate the effects of IP in a coronary care unit (CCU) population, a prospective randomized double-blind protocol was followed. Over ten months, 393 patients admitted to the CCU were randomized, after signing informed consent, to an intercessory prayer group (192 patients) or to a control group (201 patients). While hospitalized, the first group received IP by participating Christians praying outside the hospital; the control group did not. At entry, chi-square and stepwise logistic analysis revealed no statistical difference between the groups. After entry, all patients had follow-up for the remainder of the admission. The IP group subsequently had a significantly lower severity score based on the hospital course after entry (P less than .01). Multivariant analysis separated the groups on the basis of the outcome variables (P less than .0001). The control patients required ventilatory assistance, antibiotics, and diuretics more frequently than patients in the IP group. These data suggest that intercessory prayer to the Judeo-Christian God has a beneficial therapeutic effect in patients admitted to a CCU. Publication Types: Clinical trial Randomized controlled trial PMID: 3393937 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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