Rigorous randomized controlled trials and systematic reviews, such as Cochrane meta-analyses, show that intercessory prayer has no statistically significant effect on physical health outcomes or the healing of illnesses.
Evidence against · 2
Intercessory prayer for the alleviation of ill health.
2009 · cited by 29
Cochrane systematic review found that intercessory prayer has no clear effect on death, general clinical state, or hospital readmission rates.
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The remote intercessory prayer, during the clinical evolution of patients with COVID -19, randomized double-blind clinical trial
2023 · cited by 2
A randomized double-blind clinical trial found that intercessory prayer had no effect on mortality, ICU time, or mechanical ventilation time for hospitalized COVID-19 patients.