CompletedNot Applicable

Emotional Freedom Technique During Pregnancy

Turkey (Türkiye)68 participantsStarted 2025-01-15

Plain-language 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 combining cognitive behavioural therapy, exposure therapy and physical stimulation using acupressure points. This research will be conducted to evaluate the effect of emotional liberation technique applied to primigravidas on fear of childbirth, birth memory and postpartum feelings of safety. The research will be conducted between January 2025 and October 2025 in Konya Necmettin Erbakan University Faculty of Medicine Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Pregnant Outpatient Clinic with primiparous women planning vaginal delivery. This research is planned to be conducted with two groups, EFT intervention and control group. The population of the study consisted of pregnant women who applied to the pregnancy outpatient clinic of a university hospital located in the city centre of Konya province and were evaluated for eligibility.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 49 Years

SexFEMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * 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 Criteria: * 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.

What they're measuring

EFT Intervention

Timeframe: 4 weeks

Control grup

Timeframe: 4 week

Trial details

NCT IDNCT07000552

SponsorKTO Karatay University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2025-10-15