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title: Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) on Pain and Stress Levels in Fibromyalgia (FMS)
nct_id: NCT06391268
overall_status: COMPLETED
phase: NA
sponsor: Ege University
study_type: INTERVENTIONAL
primary_condition: Fibromyalgia
countries: Turkey (Türkiye)
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ct_last_update_post_date: 2024-10-16
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# Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) on Pain and Stress Levels in Fibromyalgia (FMS)

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

**NCT ID:** [NCT06391268](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06391268)

## Key Facts

- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study Type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Target Enrollment:** 80
- **Lead Sponsor:** Ege University
- **Collaborators:** Buca Seyfi Demirsoy State Hospital
- **Conditions:** Fibromyalgia
- **Start Date:** 2022-01-03
- **Completion Date:** 2024-10-13
- **CT.gov Last Update:** 2024-10-16

## Brief 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.

## Detailed 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.

## Eligibility

- **Minimum age:** 18 Years
- **Maximum age:** 80 Years
- **Sex:** ALL
- **Healthy Volunteers:** Yes

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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
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## Arms

- **The group to whichEmotional freedom technique (EFT) EFT was applied by the researcher** (EXPERIMENTAL) — Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) works on cognitive and energetic levels. While ensuring that the individual is conscious and aware of a disturbing symptom or discomfort, selected acupuncture points are touched at the same time, creating a cognitive transition and energetic release.

1-The group to which EFT was applied by the researcher
- **Emotional freedom technique (EFT) for fibromyalgia -2-The group that applies EFT to itself** (EXPERIMENTAL) — Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) works on cognitive and energetic levels. While ensuring that the individual is conscious and aware of a disturbing symptom or discomfort, selected acupuncture points are touched at the same time, creating a cognitive transition and energetic release.

2-The group that applies EFT to itself
- **Emotional freedom technique (EFT) for fibromyalgia -3-Control group without EFT:** (NO_INTERVENTION) — 3-Control group without EFT: Pain, problem-stress, comfort and fibromyalgia scales were applied in 3 interviews.

## Interventions

- **Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) works on cognitive and energetic levels.** (BEHAVIORAL) — Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) works on cognitive and energetic levels.

## Primary Outcomes

- **Comparison of the self-EFT group** _(time frame: up to 24 weeks)_ — 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.
- **INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECT OF SELF-APPLIED EMOTIONAL FREEDOM TECHNIQUE ON PAIN AND STRESS LEVELS IN FIBROMYALGIA PATIENTS** _(time frame: INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECT OF SELF-APPLIED EMOTIONAL FREEDOM TECHNIQUE ON PAIN AND STRESS LEVELS IN FIBROMYALGIA PATIENTS)_ — It was determined that there was a statistically significant difference in stress thermometer measurements in the researcher-administered EFT, Self-EFT and Control groups according to time (p\<0.05). As a result, the hypotheses "H1: EFT application has an effect on the pain level of patients", "H2: EFT application has an effect on the stress level of patients", "H3: EFT application has an effect on the comfort level of patients", "H4: EFT application has an effect on the fibromyalgia level of patients" were accepted. As a result of the research, significant differences were determined in pain, stress and comfort levels in all application groups.

## Secondary Outcomes

- **Control grouup** _(time frame: up to 24 weeks)_
- **Control grouup** _(time frame: The application areas of the thesis are from non-pharmacological treatments to complementary therapies.)_

## Locations (1)

- Izmir Buca Seyfi Demirsoy Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey (Türkiye)

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