The Effect of Emotional Freedom Technique on Patients Receiving Preventive Foot Care

NCT ID: NCT07066371

Last Updated: 2025-09-18

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

62 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-04-15

Study Completion Date

2025-12-30

Brief Summary

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It is planned to examine the effect of the emotional liberation technique on the anxiety level in patients who receive preventive foot wound care and treatment in the postoperative period.

H0: The emotional liberation technique has no effect on the anxiety level in patients who receive preventive foot wound care and treatment in the postoperative period.

H1: The emotional liberation technique has an effect on reducing anxiety in patients who receive preventive foot wound care and treatment in the postoperative period.

Detailed Description

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The type of the study is a prospective randomized controlled clinical research model. The study design is a pre-test-post-test control group experimental trial. Data will be collected by the researchers through face-to-face interviews.

Patient identification form, state and trait anxiety scale will be applied to the experimental and control group patients as part of the pre-test. After the patients are given EFT training, they will be asked to apply it twice a week for 1 month. EFT videos and brochures will be given to the patients. 1 EFT session is applied for an average of 15 minutes. No intervention will be applied to the control group patients and the clinic's routine patient care and applications will be continued. State and trait anxiety scale will be applied to the experimental and control group patients as part of the post-test.

\*After the data collection process is completed, EFT training will be given to the control group patients if they wish. EFT videos and brochures will be given to the patients. It will be stated to the patients that they can contact the researchers by phone for information/support regarding the applications.

Emotional freedom technique application is an application that works on cognitive and energetic levels. For this reason, in the application of the emotional freedom technique, exposure therapy is applied to individuals first. Exposure therapy is the comparison of individuals with the situation called trigger, which creates a stress response in the individual, during the application. The individual is reminded of the trigger and the individual is made conscious and aware of the discomfort. This situation activates the amygdala and creates a threat warning.

Emotional Freedom Technique Application Guidelines

1. Determination of Subjective Units of Disturbance (SUD)
2. Preparation or setup
3. Application of appropriate acupuncture points in order
4. 9-Gamut: An application that allows the two hemispheres of the brain to be stimulated simultaneously
5. Application of appropriate acupuncture points in order again
6. Control of the differentiation in the level of discomfort with SUDS again

Conditions

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Limb Injury Limb Ischemia Complication Diabetic Complication,Postoperative Compliance, Patient Anxiety

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

It will be conducted as a randomized controlled experimental study in a pretestpost- test control group experimental model.
Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Emotional freedom technique

After the patients are given EFT training, they will be asked to apply it twice a week for 1 month. EFT videos and brochures will be given to the patients. 1 EFT session is applied for an average of 15 minutes.

Emotional Freedom Technique Application Guidelines

1. Determination of Subjective Units of Disturbance (SUD)
2. Preparation or setup
3. Application of appropriate acupuncture points in order
4. 9-Gamut: An application that allows the two hemispheres of the brain to be stimulated simultaneously
5. Application of appropriate acupuncture points in order again
6. Control of the differentiation in the level of discomfort with SUDS again

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Emotional freedom technique

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Emotional Freedom Technique Application Guidelines

1. Determination of Subjective Units of Disturbance (SUD)
2. Preparation or setup
3. Application of appropriate acupuncture points in order
4. 9-Gamut: An application that allows the two hemispheres of the brain to be stimulated simultaneously
5. Application of appropriate acupuncture points in order again
6. Control of the differentiation in the level of discomfort with SUDS again

Standard of Care

As part of the pre-test, the patient introduction form, state and trait anxiety scale will be applied to the control group patients. The intervention will not be applied to the control group patients and the clinic's routine patient care and practices will continue. As part of the post-test, the state and trait anxiety scale will be applied to the control group patients again.

\*After the data collection process is completed, EFT training will be provided to the control group patients upon their request. EFT videos and brochures will be provided to the patients. It will be stated to the patients that they can contact the researchers by phone for information/support regarding the practices.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Emotional freedom technique

Emotional Freedom Technique Application Guidelines

1. Determination of Subjective Units of Disturbance (SUD)
2. Preparation or setup
3. Application of appropriate acupuncture points in order
4. 9-Gamut: An application that allows the two hemispheres of the brain to be stimulated simultaneously
5. Application of appropriate acupuncture points in order again
6. Control of the differentiation in the level of discomfort with SUDS again

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Must be 18 years old or older
* Must have no communication problems
* Must have had surgery for a foot ulcer

Exclusion Criteria

* Having any auditory or mental problems
* Having difficulty/not being able to apply Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT)
* Wanting to leave the study
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Bitlis Eren University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Serafettin Okutan

Principal Investigator, Assistant Professor Şerafettin OKUTAN, Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Şerafettin OKUTAN, PhD.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Bitlis Eren University

Locations

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Bitlis Eren University

Bitlis, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

Central Contacts

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Şerafettin OKUTAN, PhD.

Role: CONTACT

+90 (434) 222 01 01 ext. 8325

Facility Contacts

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şerafettin okutan, Dr.

Role: primary

+90 (434) 222 01 01 ext. 8325

Other Identifiers

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okutan 10

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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