Psychological Symptom Change in Veterans After Six Sessions of EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques)

Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic Clinical Trial

Official title:

Psychological Symptom Change in Veterans After Six Sessions of EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques): A Randomized Controlled Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01117545
• Other study ID #: SMI-PTSD-5410
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: May 4, 2010
• Last updated: April 23, 2018
• Start date: May 2010
• Est. completion date: December 2017

Study information

• Verified date: April 2018
• Source: Soul Medicine Institute
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) has been shown to significantly reduce post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other psychological symptoms such as anxiety and depression in a variety of clinical trials. This study examines the effect of a six session EFT protocol on the symptoms of veterans with clinical scores on the PTSD Checklist-Military (PCL-M). Subjects in the experimental group receive EFT coaching supplemental to, and supportive of, the "usual care" treatment provided by their primary care provider. Subjects in the wait list control group receive usual care for a month, with pre and posttests, after which they also receive the EFT coaching protocol. Subjects are followed at three month intervals to determine if gains are maintained, and whether the symptom reductions are similar to those observed in other trials of EFT.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 59
• Est. completion date: December 2017
• Est. primary completion date: July 2017
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 90 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Military Service

• The ability to follow instructions, complete written forms, and provide informed consent.

• Remaining under the care of a primary care provider such as a VA hospital throughout the entire period of the study

• Between 18 and 90 years old

Exclusion Criteria:

• Participants with a score of more than 3 on questions 34 and 35 of the Symptom Assessment-45 Questionnaire (SA-45) will receive phone/skype sessions, not office visits

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic

Intervention

Behavioral:
• EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques)
Six sessions of EFT

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Soul Medicine Institute	Santa Rosa	California

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Soul Medicine Institute

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

References & Publications (1)

Church D, Hawk C, Brooks AJ, Toukolehto O, Wren M, Dinter I, Stein P. Psychological trauma symptom improvement in veterans using emotional freedom techniques: a randomized controlled trial. J Nerv Ment Dis. 2013 Feb;201(2):153-60. doi: 10.1097/NMD.0b013e3 — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	PTSD Scores on the PCL-M Assessment		One Month Before, At Start, After 3 and 6 Sessions, After 3 and 6 Months

External Links

•   Veterans Stress Project. This site is a primary web site recruiting subjects.