Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) on Pain and Stress Levels in Fibromyalgia (FMS)

Fibromyalgia Clinical Trial

— EFT-FMS  

Official title:

"Investigation of the Effect of Self-Applied Emotional Liberation Technique on Pain and Stress Levels in Fibromyalgia Patients"

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Active, not recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06391268
• Other study ID #: FCetinkaya
• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 3, 2022
• Est. completion date: June 28, 2024

Study information

• Verified date: April 2024
• Source: Ege University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The main aim of the study was to investigate self-administered emotional to determine the effect of the freedom technique on pain and stress levels.

The sub-objectives of the study are as follows:

1. To determine the effect of self-administration of EFT on pain level.

2. To determine the effect of self-administered EFT on stress level.

3. To determine the effect of EFT self-administration on comfort level.

Description:

HYPOTHESES OF THE RESEARCH

H 1 : Between the pain levels of patients with and without self-administered EFT there is a difference.

H 2 : There is a difference between the stress levels of patients who apply EFT to themselves and those who do not. there is a difference.

H 3 : Comfort levels of patients with and without self-administered EFT there is a difference.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Enrollment: 80
• Est. completion date: June 28, 2024
• Est. primary completion date: August 16, 2022
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 80 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Clinical diagnosis of fibromyalgia

• Can speak and understand Turkish

• Have time and place orientation

• No psychiatric illness,

• No vision and hearing problems.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Unstable medical condition

• Non-cooperative individuals

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Fibromyalgia
• Myofascial Pain Syndromes

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) works on cognitive and energetic levels.
Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) works on cognitive and energetic levels.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Izmir Buca Seyfi Demirsoy Training and Research Hospital	Izmir

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Ege University	Buca Seyfi Demirsoy State Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Comparison of the self-EFT group	Comparison of the group to which EFT was performed by the researcher, Brief Scan for Stress and Problem List to assess stress and problems (Calculated out of 10 points, cut-off point is 4), Brief Pain Invertory to assess pain: The numeric pain scale is evaluated on a scale of 0-10, with "0" representing no pain and "10" representing excruciating pain. Each item is rated on a numerical scale from 0 to 10; "0" means not affected at all, "100" means completely affected).; At the end of the study, pain and stress scores of the two experimental groups (EFT performed by the researcher and self-administered EFT) before and after EFT were analyzed and compared.	up to 24 weeks
Secondary	Control grouup	Comparison of the control group with other experimental groups, Comparison of the group to which EFT was performed by the researcher, Brief Scan for Stress and Problem List to assess stress and problems (Calculated out of 10 points, cut-off point is 4), Brief Pain Invertory to assess pain: The numeric pain scale is evaluated on a scale of 0-10, with "0" representing no pain and "10" representing excruciating pain. Each item is rated on a numerical scale from 0 to 10; "0" means not affected at all, "100" means completely affected).; Pain, comfort, fibromyalgia effect scale scores were calculated in the control group and compared with the experimental groups.	up to 24 weeks