Emotional Freedom Liberation Technique, Surgical Fear and Anxiety

Emotional Distress Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Effect of Emotional Freedom Liberation Technique on Surgical Fear and Anxiety Applied to Patients Before Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05359458
• Other study ID #: AEP17
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: August 1, 2021
• Est. completion date: January 30, 2022

Study information

• Verified date: April 2022
• Source: Ataturk University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Aim: In this study, the effect of Emotional Freedom Technique applied to patients before Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy on surgical fear and anxiety was investigated.

Design: This is a randomized controlled study. Method: A total of 112 patients who were going to have Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy were randomly divided into two groups each including 56 participants. The intervention group was provided with Emotional Freedom Technique. The control group received routine face-to-face education. Surgical fear and anxiety were examined.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 112
• Est. completion date: January 30, 2022
• Est. primary completion date: January 1, 2022
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 65 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Clinical treatment for Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

• 18 years of age or older

• Mentally healthy

Exclusion Criteria:

• Agree to participate in the study

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Anxiety Disorders
• Emotional Distress

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Emotional Freedom Liberation Technique
The investigators will apply Emotional Freedom Liberation Technique

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Ataturk University	Erzurum	ABD Veya Kanada'da Lütfen Seçin ...

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Ataturk University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Surgical Fear Scale	Surgical Fear Scale will be filled in the preoperative period. ll items are scored on an eleven point numeric rating scale (NRS) ranging from 0 (not at all afraid) to 10 (very afraid). This results in a score of 0-40 for each subscale and a total score of 0 to 80.	through study completion, an average of 5 month
Secondary	Anxiety Scale	Anxiety scale will be filled in the preoperative period. The scale consists of 10 statements that include the fears that patients may experience about the surgery. The maximum score that can be obtained from the scale is 50. High scores in scale scoring reflect concerns about pain, death during surgery, and postoperative complications and limitations.	through study completion, an average of 5 month