Clinical Emotional Freedom Technique for Vision Impairment and Psychological Issues: A randomised online trial

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Vision Impairment; Mental Health - Studies of normal psychology, cognitive function and behaviour; Neurological - Other neurological disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12624000779572
• Lead Sponsor: Bond University

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2024-06-25
• Last Update Posted: 8 July 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

must have moderate visual impairment but not poor (see exclusion)
- must be between the ages of 18-80 years of age,
-all genders are welcomed,
-all nationalities are invited,
-speak English,
-have access to the internet for the online videos and surveys,
-be able to watch the videos online and follow the self-applied intervention
-be able to give informed consent and participate in the trial over 8 weeks,
-participants must have either 1) an official have a medical diagnosis of an eye condition or disease such as cataracts, age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, cytomegalovirus retinitis, which causes them to experience VI or 2) self reported vision loss or self reported problems with their eyesight from any cause.

Exclusion Criteria

Participants who have complete loss of sight or very low vision may find they cannot watch the videos and/or complete the surveys with ease.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Anxiety [Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale Baseline (pre-EFT or control condition) and post the EFT or control condition intervention, and 3-month followup for the EFT intervention<br>];Depression[Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale Baseline (pre-EFT or control condition) and post the EFT or control condition intervention, and 3-month followup for EFT group<br>];Anger[Novaco Anger Scale and Provocation Inventory Baseline (pre-EFT or control condition) and post the EFT or control condition intervention, and 3 month followup - only the EFT group will be followed up at 3-months]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
vision functioning[National Eye Institute Visual Functioning Questionnaire Baseline (pre-EFT or control condition) and post the EFT or control condition intervention and 3-month followup - only the EFT group will be followed up at 3-months<br>];quality of life in 4 areas: physical health, psychological health, social relationships, and environment - this will be assessed as a composite outcome[The World Health Organization Quality of Life – BREF Baseline (pre-EFT or control condition) and post the EFT or control condition intervention and 3-month followup - only the EFT group will be followed up at 3-months<br>]