EFFECTIVENESS OF EMOTIONAL FREEDOM TECHNIQUE FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF STRESS AND ANXIETY AMONG FEMALE HOSTELITES

NCT ID: NCT07113002

Last Updated: 2025-08-08

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 80 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2023-12-01
• Study Completion Date: 2024-08-17

Brief Summary

This study tested how well Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) works to reduce stress and anxiety in female university students living in hostels. Eighty students were randomly divided into two groups: one received EFT therapy for 4 weeks, and the other did not. Stress and anxiety were measured before and after using standard scales. The group that received EFT showed a significant reduction in stress and anxiety compared to the control group. This suggests EFT is an effective way to help manage mental health problems in this group.

Conditions

Stress and Anxiety

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Intervention Group (EFT)

Participants received 4 weeks of Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) therapy.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT)

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) is a psychological intervention that uses tapping on acupuncture points combined with cognitive techniques to reduce stress and anxiety. Participants received EFT sessions for 4 weeks.

Control Group

Participants in this group did not receive Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) therapy. They served as the control group for comparison with the intervention group.

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT)

Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) is a psychological intervention that uses tapping on acupuncture points combined with cognitive techniques to reduce stress and anxiety. Participants received EFT sessions for 4 weeks.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Female students living in university hostels.

Female students who have provided informed consent to participate.

Exclusion Criteria

• Male students.

Hostel professionals and management living in hostels.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 35 Years
• Eligible Sex: FEMALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Fatima Jinnah Women University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Rija Munir

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Al Rayan Hostel

Rawalpindi, Punjab Province, Pakistan

Countries

Pakistan

Other Identifiers

FJWU/EC/2024/80

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id