Sentences with phrase «intercessory prayer group»
A 2001 double - blind study at the Mayo Clinic randomized 799 discharged coronary surgery patients into a control group and an intercessory prayer group, which received prayers at least once a week from 5 intercessors per patient.
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Results: In the two groups uncertain about receiving intercessory prayer, complications occurred in 52 % (315/604) of patients who received intercessory prayer versus 51 % (304/597) of those who did not (relative risk 1.02, 95 % confidence interval 0.92 - 1.15).
Intervention The research team asked an external group offering Christian intercessory prayer to add the study's participants to their usual prayer lists.
A remote, retroactive intercessory prayer was said for the well being and full recovery of the intervention group.
Participants with cancer whom the research team randomly allocated to the experimental group to receive remote intercessory prayer showed small but significant improvements in spiritual well - being.
Remote, retroactive intercessory prayer said for a group is associated with a shorter stay in hospital and shorter duration of fever in patients with a bloodstream infection and should be considered for use in clinical practice.