Psychological Symptom Change in Veterans After Six Sessions of EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques)

Soul Medicine Institute

Status

Completed

Conditions

Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic

Treatments

Behavioral: EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques)

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT01117545

SMI-PTSD-5410

Details and patient eligibility

About

EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) has been shown to significantly reduce post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other psychological symptoms such as anxiety and depression in a variety of clinical trials. This study examines the effect of a six session EFT protocol on the symptoms of veterans with clinical scores on the PTSD Checklist-Military (PCL-M). Subjects in the experimental group receive EFT coaching supplemental to, and supportive of, the "usual care" treatment provided by their primary care provider. Subjects in the wait list control group receive usual care for a month, with pre and posttests, after which they also receive the EFT coaching protocol. Subjects are followed at three month intervals to determine if gains are maintained, and whether the symptom reductions are similar to those observed in other trials of EFT.

Enrollment

59 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 90 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Military Service
The ability to follow instructions, complete written forms, and provide informed consent.
Remaining under the care of a primary care provider such as a VA hospital throughout the entire period of the study
Between 18 and 90 years old

Exclusion criteria

Participants with a score of more than 3 on questions 34 and 35 of the Symptom Assessment-45 Questionnaire (SA-45) will receive phone/skype sessions, not office visits