Study of the Therapeutic Effects of Intercessory Prayer (STEP)

Category Primary study
Registry of Trialsclinicaltrials.gov
Year 1998
Intercessory prayer is widely believed to influence recovery from illness, but claims of benefits are not supported by well-controlled clinical trials. Prior studies have not addressed whether prayer itself or knowledge/certainty that prayer is being provided may influence outcome. We evaluated whether (1) receiving intercessory prayer or (2) being certain of receiving intercessory prayer was associated with uncomplicated recovery after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery.
Epistemonikos ID: 473ba8e33246cbd2e7dedbb1577f4e6e91c9910f
First added on: May 04, 2024