Status:
COMPLETED
Emotional Freedom Technique During Pregnancy
Lead Sponsor:
KTO Karatay University
Collaborating Sponsors:
EMEL EGE
Conditions:
Fear of Birth
Birth Memory
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18-49 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), also known as "Tapping Therapy" and "Needleless Acupuncture", is a new and emerging complementary and energy-based therapy. It is a psychophysiological intervention ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Primary education level or higher
- Able to speak, understand and write Turkish,
- 18 years of age or older,
- Residing in Konya province,
- No disability for vaginal delivery,
- Primigravida,
- Anxiety level of 1 or higher when measured with the subjective discomfort unit scale,
- Pregnant women who are at 32 weeks of gestation or above according to the last menstrual date or according to calculations made with USG data for pregnant women who do not know the last menstrual date.
Exclusion
- Pregnant individuals with high-risk pregnancies,
- Those who have undergone infertility treatment,
- Those with any fetal health problems,
- Those with physical or mental illnesses,
- Those with a cesarean section indication or who plan to deliver via cesarean section,
- Those with chronic and/or psychiatric health issues and those who have participated in any childbirth preparation education were excluded from the study.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 15 2025
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
November 15 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
68 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT07000552
Start Date
January 15 2025
End Date
November 15 2025
Last Update
December 17 2025
Active Locations (1)
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KTO Karatay University
Konya, Konya, Turkey (Türkiye), 42020