The Effect of the Emotional Freedom Technique on Perceived Pain, Situational Anxiety, Cortisol and Satisfaction Levels in Mammography Screening.

Pain Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Effect of the Emotional Freedom Technique Applied in Mammography Screening on Perceived Pain, Situational Anxiety, Cortisol and Satisfaction Levels.

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Not yet recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06296927
• Other study ID #: SumeyyeKose-E.138186
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: May 1, 2024
• Est. completion date: March 1, 2025

Study information

• Verified date: March 2024
• Source: Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi
• Contact: Sumeyye Kose
• Phone: 2163961630
• Email: sumeyyekose28[@]gmail.com
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study was planned to determine the effect of Emotional Freedom Technique on perceived pain level, situational anxiety, salivary cortisol and satisfaction level during mammography screening.

Description:

The randomized controlled and experimental study will be conducted with 76 women who apply to the Cancer Early Diagnosis, Screening and Training Center for mammography screening. Women in the experimental group (n=38) will undergo Emotional Freedom Technique before mammography screening, and women in the control group (n=38) will undergo routine mammography screening. Information Form Containing Sociodemographic Information, Visual Analog and Situational Anxiety Inventory will be used to collect data.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Enrollment: 76
• Est. completion date: March 1, 2025
• Est. primary completion date: December 1, 2024
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 40 Years to 50 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Having a first mammography screening
• Knowing how to read and write,
• Having entered menopause (at least 1 year has passed since the last menstruation)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Having any cognitive or hearing-related problems,
• Having used analgesic medication before the procedure,
• Not having chronic diseases (insulin resistance, hypertension, obesity) (as saliva may affect cortisol level),
• Having a psychiatrically diagnosed disease (Schizophrenia, bipolar disorder)
• Having epilepsy (since it is contraindicated for EFT applications),
• Presence of oral diseases, inflammation or lesions (as saliva may affect cortisol level),
• Having eaten, drank, chewed gum or brushed teeth 30 minutes before.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Anxiety
• Anxiety Disorders
• Mammography Screening
• Pain

Intervention

Other:
• Emotional Freedom Technique
The researcher will apply the Emotional Freedom Technique to women in the intervention group who apply for mammography screening for 30-40 minutes before the screening.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Pendik District Health Directorate Maternal Child Health and Family Planning Center	Istanbul

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Anxiety	Data will be collected using the State Anxiety Inventory. The answer options collected in four classes on the State Anxiety Inventory scale are: (1) Not at all, (2) A little, (3) A lot and (4) Completely; The options on the trait anxiety scale are (1) Rarel, (2) Sometimes, (3) A lot of the time, and (4) Almost always. The higher the score obtained from the scales, the higher the person's anxiety is. The total score obtained from the scale varies between 20-80, and 20-39 indicates a mild anxiety level, 40-59 indicates a medium anxiety level, 60-79 indicates a high anxiety level, and 80 points indicates a panic anxiety level.	20 minute
Primary	Pain Level	Data will be collected using the Visual Analogue Scale. Pain can be given a score between 0 and 10 on the scale.The higher the scale score, the greater the pain.	10 minute
Secondary	Satisfaction Level	Data will be collected using the Visual Analog Scale. Satisfaction can be given a score between 0 and 10 on the scale. The higher the scale score, the higher the satisfaction level.	10 minutes
Secondary	Cortisol Level	Data will be collected using saliva ELISA kits. Analyzes will be done in the biochemistry laboratory. The higher the result, the higher the cortisol level.	10 minutes