The Effect of Emotional Freedom Technique on Menopausal Symptoms, Quality of Life and Depression Level

Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University (KSU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Menopause

Treatments: Behavioral: Emotional freedom technique group; Behavioral: Sham emotional freedom technique group

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06158672

KSUESRAKARATASOKYAY003

Details and patient eligibility

About

Emotional freedom technique will be applied to menopausal women. Emotional freedom technique group, sham emotional freedom technique group and control groups each consisted of 35 menopausal women.

Full description

Objective: The aim of the study was to determine the effect of emotional freedom technique (EFT) on menopausal symptoms, quality of life and depression level.

Materials and Methods: This randomized controlled trial will be conducted with a total of 105 menopausal women at Fırat Family Health Center and Göztepe Family Health Center between January 2024 and June 2024 (35 EFT, 35 sham, 35 control). EFT and Sham EFT will be applied in the study. Women in the EFT group will receive EFT four times at one week intervals. Women in the Sham EFT group will receive Sham EFT four times with one week intervals. Before the applications, pre-test data will be obtained by filling out the Personal Information Form, Perimenopausal Depression Scale, Menopause Specific Quality of Life Scale and Menopause Symptom Assessment Scale before the application of Emotional Freedom Technique. After the applications, post-test data will be obtained by filling out the Perimenopausal Depression Scale, Menopause Specific Quality of Life Scale and Menopause Symptom Assessment Scale. In addition, the Subjective Units of Experience (SUE) scale will be applied before and after each EFT intervention.

Enrollment: 105 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 45 to 59 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• A person who has gone through menopause naturally,
• No menstruation for the last one year,
• Literate,
• Not taking Hormone Replacement Therapy,
• No oncologic disease,
• No infection, wound, scar in the tapping areas,
• Women who are able to communicate will be included in the study.

Exclusion criteria

• One who has not gone through menopause naturally,
• Illiterate,
• Receiving Hormone Replacement Therapy,
• Women with conditions such as infections, wounds, scars in the tapping areas.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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105 participants in 3 patient groups, including a placebo group

Emotional freedom technique group

Experimental group

Description:

Emotional freedom technique will be applied to menopausal women in the emotional freedom technique group.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Emotional freedom technique group

Sham Emotional freedom technique group

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Menopausal women in the sham emotional freedom technique group will receive sham emotional freedom technique.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Sham emotional freedom technique group

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

Menopausal women in the control group will not receive any intervention.