Effect of Emotional Freedom Technique on Symptoms in Dysmenorrhea

Pain Clinical Trial

Official title:

Examining the Effect of Emotional Freedom Technique on Quality of Life and Symptoms in Dysmenorrhea

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06129279
• Other study ID #: E-77192459-050.99-232650
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 1, 2024
• Est. completion date: May 10, 2024

Study information

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

Clinical Trial Summary

1. Reducing symptoms with EFT in young women suffering from dysmenorrhea

2. Improving the quality of life of young women suffering from dysmenorrhea

3. Raising women's awareness for EFT

4. Reducing healthcare costs for dysmenorrhea

Description:

Primary dysmenorrhea, the most common form of dysmenorrhea, is a problem characterized by pain that begins in the lower abdomen before or with menstruation, lower back pain and pain radiating to the legs. The Emotion Freedom Techniqu has become a manualized method that has led to uniform application research, education, and clinical practice. EFT is a brief intervention that combines exposure, cognitive therapy, and somatic stimulation of acupressure points on the face and body. It has been reported in the literature that EFT, a "needle-free and emotional" form of acupuncture, reduces or eliminates dysmenorrhea symptoms and premenstrual complaints.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 65
• Est. completion date: May 10, 2024
• Est. primary completion date: April 15, 2024
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 18 Years to 25 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• • Being a female student at Karabük University Faculty of Health Sciences

• Being between the ages of 18-25

• Voluntarily agrees to participate in the study,

• T.R. to be a citizen,

• Not having any chronic disease,

• Those whose symptom complaints are 5 or above according to the VAS scale

Exclusion Criteria:

• • Leaving the study at any time,

• Having any diagnosed psychiatric disorder.

• Not having secondary dysmenorrhea pathology

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Dysmenorrhea
• Pain
• Woman

Intervention

Other:
• EFT group
Preliminary tests will be carried out and then the 1st EFT session will be held. After 30 days, the first final tests will be performed and then the second EFT session will be held. After 30 days, only the 2nd final tests will be performed.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Karabük University	Karabuk
Turkey	Karabuk University	Karabük	Karabuk

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Karabuk University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Examining the Effect of Emotional Freedom Technique on Quality of Life and Symptoms in Dysmenorrhea	Emotional Freedom Technique	Preliminary tests will be carried out and then the 1st EFT session will be held. After 30 days, the first final tests will be performed and then the second EFT session will be held. After 30 days, only the 2nd final tests will be performed.