The Effect of Therapeutic Touch and Emotional Freedom Technique on Postpartum Mood and Fatigue in Postpartum Women
- Conditions
- Emotion RegulationFatigue
- Interventions
- Other: Emotional freedom technique (EFT)Other: Therapeutic touch (TD)
- Registration Number
- NCT06440109
- Lead Sponsor
- KTO Karatay University
- Brief Summary
Therapeutic touch (TD) is a non-pharmacological/integrated treatment method used to balance the body by regulating the imbalanced energy field in the individual or resolving blockages in energy flow. Emotional freedom technique (EFT) is a psychophysiological intervention that combines elements of somatic stimulation using acupuncture points. This research will be conducted as a randomized controlled experimental study to determine the effect of TD and EFT intervention on postpartum mood and fatigue in postpartum women. The research will be conducted between November 2023 and November 2024 with women who gave birth normally and are registered at Karakulak Family Health Center in Konya. This research; It was planned to be carried out with three groups: TD intervention, EFT intervention and control group. The population of the research consists of women who gave birth vaginally and those who gave birth vaginally in the relevant hospital.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- NOT_YET_RECRUITING
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 60
- Having a vaginal birth at term
- Being primiparous
- Postpartum 3rd-5th. to be in the days
- Being able to speak and understand Turkish
- Being 18 years or older
- Having a single and viable fetus
- Volunteering to participate in research
- Not having experienced TD or EFT treatment before
- A psychiatric diagnosis has been made,
- Having a chronic systemic disease,
- The newborn's need for treatment
- Having postpartum complications in the mother or baby
- Those who have sensitivity or problems with touch,
- Wounds, infections, etc. in places that need to be touched. existence of situations,
- Women who have any disability that would prevent communication (deafness, hearing impairment, etc., use of languages other than Turkish) will be excluded from the research.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description EFT intervention Emotional freedom technique (EFT) The application will be carried out in line with EFT application protocols. In this regard, women's home visits will be completed with 6 meetings, once every week. Each EFT session will last 15 minutes TD intervention Therapeutic touch (TD) The application will be carried out in line with TD application protocols. In this regard, women's home visits will be completed with 6 meetings, once every week. Each TD session will last 15 minutes
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Postpartum 3rd-5th. TD intervention will be applied to women who are between six weeks SUE scale and vital signs will be taken from the participants before and after each session.
Postpartum 3rd-5th. EFT intervention will be applied to women who are between six weeks SUE scale and vital signs will be taken from the participants before and after each session.
3rd-5th postpartum Pre- and post-test will be given to women between six weeks The researcher will not perform any intervention on women in this group. After the pre-tests are completed, women in this group will be called by phone during the interview weeks for the intervention group, their postpartum needs will be questioned and support will be provided when necessary. The implementation of the final tests will be completed in the sixth week.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
KTO Karatay University
🇹🇷Karatay, Konya, Turkey