"Effect of Emotional Freedom Technique "
- Conditions
- StressEmotionsInfertility
- Interventions
- Other: emotional freedom technique (EFT)
- Registration Number
- NCT05358392
- Lead Sponsor
- Gonca Karatas Baran
- Brief Summary
This study will be conducted to investigate the effect of Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) Application on infertility stress in women undergoing infertility treatment.
- Detailed Description
Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) is an easy-to-apply therapy, one of the types of energy psychotherapy. EFT gives effective and successful results in clinical problems.
Personal energy level and balance are very important, as Gary Craig, the inventor of the technique, stated, "The cause of all negative emotions is due to the disorder in the body's energy system." Because any disruption or blockage in the energy flow brings with it physical and psychological disorders. For this reason, first of all, the negative emotion that causes the negative situation should be eliminated. When the energy flow in the meridians is balanced, the emotional intensity or negative/negative emotion also disappears. Thus, the person starts to feel good.
In energy psychology applications, while the individual is in a relaxed and relaxed state, the electrical energy flow in the meridian system is also comfortable and regular. Emotional reactions such as anger, sadness, stress, disappointment create sudden obstacles in this flow. By focusing on the emotional reactions that hinder the individual, the stimulations on the meridian system (often by touch) regulate the energy flow and provide the individual to relax. The fact that the flow in the meridian system is not interrupted provides relief in the mind, body and emotion areas of the individual.
EFT works on the cognitive and energetic levels. While it is ensured that the individual is conscious and aware of a disturbing symptom or disorder, selected acupuncture points are touched at the same time, creating a cognitive transition and energetic release. EFT is applied safely for stress management.
It can be safely applied to individuals of all ages, including the elderly, pregnant and children. EFT was applied in 51 studies, 18 of which were randomized controlled and positive results were obtained with clinical measurements.
With EFT, the energy flow can be regulated safely and consciously, contributing to the individual's "better" feeling. Positive results in past applications reveal the reliability of the method. Since the application procedure is easy, the application areas are versatile and it does not show side effects, it is recommended that EFT be widespread in different clinical areas and evidence-based studies should be increased.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 69
(For the intervention and control group):
- Women who have applied to the IVF clinic for primary infertility treatment,
- in the initial stage of IVF/ICSI treatment,
- literate in Turkish,
- have no chronic disease,
- have no diagnosed psychiatric disease,
- between the ages of 18-40,
- agree to participate in the study.
- Women with a diagnosis of secondary infertility who do not meet the conditions for inclusion in the study (for the intervention and control group),
- Women want to leave the study (for the intervention group) before the implementation phases are completed.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description emotional freedom technique emotional freedom technique (EFT) 5 sessions of EFT\* will be applied to this group on the first day of the treatment, 1st Control, 2nd Control, before the OPU procedure and before the embryo transfer. Subjective discomfort level will be measured with SUD\*\* before and after each application.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method INFERTILITY STRESS SCALE score change from baseline ınfertility stress scale score ( approximately 15 days later ınfertility treatment) This scale, which will be applied to evaluate the stress experienced by infertile women.The scale has three sub-dimensions related to "personal", "marriage" and "social" fields and consists of 14 items in total.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Subjective Level of Discomfort 1,2,3,4,5. times EFT ıntervention (First 15 days of ınfertility treatment) It is the subjective rating of discomfort felt by the patient. Before starting the application in energy therapies, it is requested to evaluate the severity of the discomfort caused by the problem on a graded measurement called Subjective Units of Disturbance-SUD, which was used by Wolpe before. During this subjective evaluation, the client considers the discomfort he feels as 10 unbearable discomfort, 0 no discomfort, and scores it on a scale of 0-10. By means of this scoring, the severity of the discomfort felt by the individual at that moment is determined.
pregnancy status (positive or negativity according to BHCG value) 30 days later of ınfertility treatment BHCG value evaluation in the blood (routinely applied in those who have ınfertility treatment)
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Gonca Karataş Baran
🇹🇷Ankara, Eyalet/Yerleşke, Turkey