The Effect of Emotional Freedom Technique on Mental Well-Being and Stress Level in Pregnant Women
NCT ID: NCT06181903
Last Updated: 2024-07-09
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Basic Information
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RECRUITING
NA
120 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2024-02-28
2024-08-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Materials and Methods: This randomized controlled study will be conducted between February 2024 and August 2024 in Kahramanmaraş Necip Fazıl City Hospital Obstetrics and Gynecology Annex Building Obstetrics Outpatient Clinics with a total of 120 risk pregnant women (60 EFT, 60 control). EFT will be applied in the study. Women in the EFT group will receive EFT four times at one-week intervals. Pretest data will be obtained by filling out the Personal Information Form, Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale (WEMWB), Prenatal Distress Scale - Revised Version before the Emotional Freedom Technique application. After the interventions, post-test data will be obtained by completing the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale (WEMWB), Prenatal Distress Scale - Revised Version. In addition, the Subjective Units of Experience (SUE) scale will be administered before and after each EFT intervention.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
NONE
Study Groups
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Emotional freedom technique group
Emotional freedom technique will be applied to risky pregnant women in the emotional freedom technique group.
Emotional freedom technique group
Control group
Control group
Pregnant women in the control group will not receive any intervention other than routine hospital care.
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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Emotional freedom technique group
Control group
Other Intervention Names
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Graduated from at least primary school
* Volunteering to participate in the research,
* Primiparous,
* Pregnant women who do not have conditions such as infection, wound, scar in the tapping areas.
* Pregnant women who meet any of the criteria in the Ministry of Health Risk Assessment Form for Pregnancy.
Exclusion Criteria
* Those who did not want to continue participating in the study,
* Those with a psychological problem according to the pregnant women's statements.
18 Years
FEMALE
No
Sponsors
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Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Esra KARATAŞ OKYAY
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigators
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Eda SEVER
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University
Esra GÜNEY, PhD
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
Inonu University
Esra KARATAŞ OKYAY, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University
Locations
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Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University
Kahramanmaraş, Onikişubat, Turkey (Türkiye)
Countries
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Central Contacts
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Facility Contacts
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References
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Irmak Vural P, Aslan E. Emotional freedom techniques and breathing awareness to reduce childbirth fear: A randomized controlled study. Complement Ther Clin Pract. 2019 May;35:224-231. doi: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2019.02.011. Epub 2019 Feb 15.
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Description citation link
Other Identifiers
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KSUESRAKARATASOKYAY005
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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