"Effect of Emotional Freedom Technique "

NCT ID: NCT05358392

Last Updated: 2024-11-22

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 69 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2022-05-01
• Study Completion Date: 2023-05-15

Brief Summary

This study will be conducted to investigate the effect of Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) Application on infertility stress in women undergoing infertility treatment.

Detailed Description

Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) is an easy-to-apply therapy, one of the types of energy psychotherapy. EFT gives effective and successful results in clinical problems.

Personal energy level and balance are very important, as Gary Craig, the inventor of the technique, stated, "The cause of all negative emotions is due to the disorder in the body's energy system." Because any disruption or blockage in the energy flow brings with it physical and psychological disorders. For this reason, first of all, the negative emotion that causes the negative situation should be eliminated. When the energy flow in the meridians is balanced, the emotional intensity or negative/negative emotion also disappears. Thus, the person starts to feel good.

In energy psychology applications, while the individual is in a relaxed and relaxed state, the electrical energy flow in the meridian system is also comfortable and regular. Emotional reactions such as anger, sadness, stress, disappointment create sudden obstacles in this flow. By focusing on the emotional reactions that hinder the individual, the stimulations on the meridian system (often by touch) regulate the energy flow and provide the individual to relax. The fact that the flow in the meridian system is not interrupted provides relief in the mind, body and emotion areas of the individual.

EFT works on the cognitive and energetic levels. While it is ensured that the individual is conscious and aware of a disturbing symptom or disorder, selected acupuncture points are touched at the same time, creating a cognitive transition and energetic release. EFT is applied safely for stress management.

It can be safely applied to individuals of all ages, including the elderly, pregnant and children. EFT was applied in 51 studies, 18 of which were randomized controlled and positive results were obtained with clinical measurements.

With EFT, the energy flow can be regulated safely and consciously, contributing to the individual's "better" feeling. Positive results in past applications reveal the reliability of the method. Since the application procedure is easy, the application areas are versatile and it does not show side effects, it is recommended that EFT be widespread in different clinical areas and evidence-based studies should be increased.

Conditions

Emotions; Infertility; Stress

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

emotional freedom technique

5 sessions of EFT\* will be applied to this group on the first day of the treatment, 1st Control, 2nd Control, before the OPU procedure and before the embryo transfer. Subjective discomfort level will be measured with SUD\*\* before and after each application.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

emotional freedom technique (EFT)

Intervention Type: OTHER

EFT is an energy psychotherapy derivative application, consisting of cognitive and somatic components, used to heal personal negative emotions and related emotional and physical disorders. Stress hormones are secreted in response to the stress response in the person, and then the amygdala and other cerebral parts that respond to stress are activated. There are basic steps to be followed in EFT application; By giving a message to the emotional body (subconscious) with suggestion sentences, clicks are made on the twelve energy meridian endpoints (acupressure points).

control

No application will be made to this group. Infertility stress scale will be filled in the case and control group at the beginning of the treatment and after the embryo transfer.

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

emotional freedom technique (EFT)

EFT is an energy psychotherapy derivative application, consisting of cognitive and somatic components, used to heal personal negative emotions and related emotional and physical disorders. Stress hormones are secreted in response to the stress response in the person, and then the amygdala and other cerebral parts that respond to stress are activated. There are basic steps to be followed in EFT application; By giving a message to the emotional body (subconscious) with suggestion sentences, clicks are made on the twelve energy meridian endpoints (acupressure points).

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Women who have applied to the IVF clinic for primary infertility treatment,
• in the initial stage of IVF/ICSI treatment,
• literate in Turkish,
• have no chronic disease,
• have no diagnosed psychiatric disease,
• between the ages of 18-40,
• agree to participate in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

• Women with a diagnosis of secondary infertility who do not meet the conditions for inclusion in the study (for the intervention and control group),
• Women want to leave the study (for the intervention group) before the implementation phases are completed.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 40 Years
• Eligible Sex: FEMALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Gonca Karatas Baran

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Gonca Karatas Baran

Dr Nurse

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

GONCA K KARATAS BARAN, PHD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Etlik Zubeyde Hanım Women's Health Care, Training and Research Hospital

Locations

Gonca Karataş Baran

Ankara, Eyalet/Yerleşke, Turkey (Türkiye)

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

Etlik SagBakHizm

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id