EFT AND SLEEP QUALITY

NCT ID: NCT06434454

Last Updated: 2024-05-30

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

74 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-06-20

Study Completion Date

2024-09-20

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this clinical study is to determine whether the application of EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) is effective in reducing sleep problems among university students. Additionally, the study aims to gather information on the safety of EFT application. The primary questions it seeks to answer are:

Does EFT application reduce sleep problems among university students? Is EFT application feasible for addressing sleep problems in university students? Researchers will compare the effectiveness of EFT to traditional sleep education on non-pharmacological interventions for preventing sleep problems among university students.

Participants:

Pre-EFT application survey scale questions will be asked to university students.

EFT will be applied once by the researcher to university students. EFT will be applied a second time by the researcher to university students 15 days after the initial application.

For control, the same survey scale questions will be asked to the same students one day after the EFT application for post-test purposes.

The same procedures will be applied in the same manner to the control group that will receive education.

Detailed Description

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DATA COLLECTION TOOLS AND THEIR FEATURES For data collection, a questionnaire including socio-demographic characteristics, the Insomnia Severity Index, the Epworth Sleepiness Scale, and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index will be used.

1. Personal Information Form The personal information form, prepared by the researchers, includes questions about socio-demographic characteristics such as age and gender. The last part of the questionnaire consists of questions evaluating the sleep status of the participants.
2. Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) This scale, developed to determine the severity of insomnia symptoms, can be used in both general population screenings and clinical assessments of insomnia. It is a seven-item, five-point Likert-type scale. Each item is scored between 0 and 4, with the total score ranging from 0 to 28. Scores of 0-7 indicate no clinically significant insomnia, 8-14 indicate subthreshold insomnia, 15-21 indicate clinical insomnia (moderate severity), and 22-28 indicate severe clinical insomnia.
3. Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) The ESS is an easy-to-administer and widely used scale. It is a four-point Likert-type scale. Each item is scored 0, 1, 2, or 3, with higher scores indicating greater daytime sleepiness. It aims to measure the general level of daytime sleepiness and is a simple self-report tool.
4. Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) The PSQI\& index comprises 18 items grouped into 7 component scores. Each item is evaluated on a scale of 3 points. The sum of the seven component scores provides the total PSQI score, ranging from 0 to 21. Higher total scores indicate poorer sleep quality. A total PSQI score of 0-4 signifies good sleep quality, while scores between 5-21 indicate poor sleep quality.

indicates and shows a serious deterioration in at least two components or moderate deterioration in three components of the PSQI.
5. Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS) The FSS consists of 9 questions measuring the degree of fatigue experienced in the past week. Each question is rated on a scale from 0 (strongly disagree) to 7 (strongly agree), and the total score is the sum of these ratings. The highest possible total score is 63. A score of 36 or above indicates significant fatigue.
6. Sleep Education (control group):

The sleep education content will be prepared by the researcher based on the literature and will be reviewed by at least three experts.

Conditions

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Sleep Quality

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

The young individuals in the control group will be informed about the study, including its purpose and methodology, and their consent will be obtained. The control group will receive sleep education, consisting of two educational presentations provided 15 days apart. The questionnaires of the scales used for analysis will be administered to assess their sleep problems. The content of the education will be prepared based on the literature and will be reviewed by at least three experts.

The young individuals in the experimental group will be informed about the study, including its purpose and methodology, and their consent will be obtained. Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) will be applied to groups of 20 individuals to improve sleep quality, and all scales will be administered beforehand. EFT will be applied twice, with a 15-day interval between sessions, and the same scale questionnaires will be administered again after the second EFT session. Subsequently, the analysis
Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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EXPERİMENTAL: EFT GROUP

The young individuals in the intervention group will be informed about the study, including its purpose and methodology, and their consent will be obtained. Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) will be applied to groups of 20 individuals to improve sleep quality, and all scales will be administered beforehand. EFT will be applied twice, with a 15-day interval between sessions, and the same scale questionnaires will be administered again after the second EFT session. Subsequently, the analysis will be conducted.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

EFT Group:Emotional Free Technıcal

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The young individuals in the intervention group will be informed about the study, including its purpose and methodology, and their consent will be obtained. Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) will be applied to groups of 20 individuals to improve sleep quality, and all scales will be administered beforehand. EFT will be applied twice, with a 15-day interval between sessions, and the same scale questionnaires will be administered again after the second EFT session. Subsequently, the analysis will be conducted.

CONTROL GROUP

The young individuals in the control group will be informed about the study, including its purpose and methodology, and their consent will be obtained. The control group will receive sleep education, consisting of two educational presentations provided 15 days apart. The questionnaires of the scales used for analysis will be administered to assess their sleep problems. The content of the education will be prepared based on the literature and will be reviewed by at least three experts.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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EFT Group:Emotional Free Technıcal

The young individuals in the intervention group will be informed about the study, including its purpose and methodology, and their consent will be obtained. Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) will be applied to groups of 20 individuals to improve sleep quality, and all scales will be administered beforehand. EFT will be applied twice, with a 15-day interval between sessions, and the same scale questionnaires will be administered again after the second EFT session. Subsequently, the analysis will be conducted.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Other Intervention Names

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emotional free technıcal

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Görsel Analog Ölçeğe (VAS) göre 5 ve üzerinde uyku sorunu bildiren öğrenciler
* 18-24 yaş aralığında olan öğrenciler
* Herhangi bir kronik hastalığı bulunmayan öğrenciler
* Araştırmaya gönüllü olarak katılmak isteyen öğrenciler yer almaktadır.

Exclusion Criteria

* Individuals who wish to withdraw from the study.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Bezmialem Vakif University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Merve Meşedüzü

LECTURER

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Bezmialem Vakif Universty

Istanbul, Topkapı Mahallesi, Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

Central Contacts

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MERVE MESEDUZU

Role: CONTACT

800-555-5555

HANDAN ÖZCAN LECTURER

Role: CONTACT

800-555-5555

Facility Contacts

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Merve MESEDUZU, LECTURER

Role: primary

800-555-5555

Other Identifiers

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MMeseduzu

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

E-54022451-050.04-137924

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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