The Effect of Emotional Freedom Techniques on Pelvic Pain

NCT ID: NCT06429254

Last Updated: 2025-12-03

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 64 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2024-05-24
• Study Completion Date: 2024-12-11

Brief Summary

Pelvic pain caused by endometriosis is a common symptom and reduces women's quality of life.

EFT is a method that can be preferred in pelvic pain due to its ease of use and low cost.

Raising women's awareness for EFT

Detailed Description

Pelvic pain caused by endometriosis is a common symptom and reduces women's quality of life. EFT has become widely used in medical and psychological treatment settings in recent years.It is also used as a self-help technique by millions of people every year.EFT is a method that can be preferred in pelvic pain due to its ease of use and low cost.

Conditions

Woman; Pelvic Pain

Study Design

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

Study Groups

Emotional Freedom Techniques group

First, the Personal Information Form, Visual Analogue Scale, and Quality of Life Scale will be administered as pre-tests to the EFT group. A high score obtained from the quality of life scale indicates a high quality of life.

After the pre-tests, the first EFT session will be conducted. A second EFT session will take place 30 days later, followed by post-tests. During this period, affirmations will be provided as needed based on individual difficulties, perspectives, support systems, past traumas, and emotional blockages experienced by the woman. Each session is planned to last approximately 45 minutes to 1 hour.

Procedure: Administering pre-tests followed by the first EFT session. Procedure: After 30 days, conducting post-tests followed by the second EFT session.

Procedure: After another 30 days, only post-tests will be conducted.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Experimental group

Intervention Type: OTHER

Life Scale will be administered as pre-tests to the EFT group. After the pre-tests, the first EFT session will be conducted. A second EFT session will take place 30 days later, followed by post-tests. During this period, affirmations will be provided as needed based on individual difficulties, perspectives, support systems, past traumas, and emotional blockages experienced by the woman. Each session is planned to last approximately 45 minutes to 1 hour.

Control group

After obtaining consent from the women included in the group, pre-tests will be conducted followed by breathing exercises. A program will be tailored according to the suitability of the women. Once an appropriate environment is provided for meeting with the women, information about the study will be provided. Pain coping methods will be explained, and breathing exercises will be taught. The exercises will commence when the woman feels ready. The breathing exercises typically last around 15-20 minutes.

With a plan for a total of 8 breathing exercises to be conducted over four weeks, consisting of 2 sessions per week, they will be scheduled to coincide with the EFT group, with sessions held every 5 days.

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

Experimental group

Life Scale will be administered as pre-tests to the EFT group. After the pre-tests, the first EFT session will be conducted. A second EFT session will take place 30 days later, followed by post-tests. During this period, affirmations will be provided as needed based on individual difficulties, perspectives, support systems, past traumas, and emotional blockages experienced by the woman. Each session is planned to last approximately 45 minutes to 1 hour.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Other Intervention Names

EFT group

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

1. Being diagnosed with endometriosis

2. Experiencing pelvic pain

3. Being between the ages of 18-49

4. Those whose symptom complaints are 5 or above on the visual analogue scale

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients with known systemic diseases (e.g. hypertension, diabetes, coronary, kidney and liver diseases);

2. Patients with known malignancy;

3. Women in menopause;

4. Having any obstacle to communication

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 49 Years
• Eligible Sex: FEMALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Karabuk University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Ayse Cuvadar

Assistant Professor

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Trakya University

Edirne, Edirne, Turkey (Türkiye)

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

01/05

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id