The Effect of Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) in Smokers Failing a Smoking Cessation Program

Soul Medicine Institute

Status and phase: Enrolling; Early Phase 1

Conditions: Smoking

Treatments: Behavioral: CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy); Behavioral: EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00981396

SMI-SMO-92509

Details and patient eligibility

About

The National Health Service (NHS) stop smoking service at the Central Lancashire NHS Trust serves a diverse population of smokers, with a very good quit rate and high standards. However, clinical experience predicts that some clients are unlikely to succeed through the NHS smoking cessation program. This special population has difficulty quitting for a variety of reasons. Some relapse over the course of the following two years and return repeatedly to the service. Others, for instance those with health problems, may be highly motivated to quit, but unable to resist their cravings. The purpose of this study is to determine if EFT makes a difference in quit rates with the most challenging population of clients.

Enrollment: 40 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 12 to 99 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• High anxiety related to the quit attempt
• Cravings which sabotage the quit attempt
• Low confidence at their ability to quit and remain quit

Exclusion criteria

• None, all NHS clients are eligible

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

CBT

Active Comparator group

Description:

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Treatment:

Behavioral: CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy)

EFT

Experimental group

Description:

Emotional Freedom Techniques, a novel but efficacious stress-reduction technique

Treatment:

Behavioral: EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques)