Emotional Freedom Technique in Early Pregnancy

NCT05337852 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: Inonu Universty
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 110
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

One of the most common discomforts in early pregnancy is nausea and vomiting. Although its etiology is not known exactly, it affects an average of 50-90% of pregnant women. The severity of nausea-vomiting can vary from person to person, as well as in different pregnancies of the woman. The severity of nausea-vomiting is affected by hormonal, psychological and social factors. Adaptation to pregnancy, spouse relations, future anxiety and social support perception in nausea and vomiting experienced during early pregnancy affect women negatively and cause anxiety. The severity of nausea and vomiting also increases due to anxiety. As the severity of nausea-vomiting increases, the search for solutions to this situation and their applications to health institutions increase. Many non-pharmacological methods (respiratory exercises, acupuncture, acupressure, etc.) are used in treatment, as well as hydration, rest and pharmacological agents. One of these methods is the emotional liberation technique, which is included in cognitive behavioral therapies. This method basically treats the person physiologically and psychologically as a whole, similar to other cognitive behavioral therapies, unless there is a physiological disorder. It is aimed to reach a solution by raising awareness for the emotion felt, avoiding negative emotions and focusing on affirmations to replace them. Emotional liberation technique is an easy-to-apply and fast-solving technique in cases recorded in the subconscious with negative emotions and in the treatment of stress disorders in general. No use of emotional liberation technique has been found in the literature for the severity of nausea-vomiting and anxiety experienced during early pregnancy. Therefore, it is thought that this study will contribute to the literature. In addition, it is thought that this method will enrich midwifery interventions as a non-pharmacological method applied to pregnant women in the treatment of nausea-vomiting and anxiety, because this method is fast and practical, and the result is easy to reach. The aim of this study is to determine the effect of emotional liberation technique applied during early pregnancy on nausea and vomiting severity and anxiety.

Conditions

Nausea Gravidarum; Anxiety; Emotion Regulation; Vomiting of Pregnancy

Keywords

Nausea; Vomiting; Anxiety; Emotional Freedom Technique; Pregnancy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Subjective Units of Experience- (SUE)

  The negative 10 feel the greatest pain, disappointment, fear, stress, sadness, or discomfort imaginable. When it reaches Positive 10, the client feels very different and wonderful. The meanings of the ratings in this range change gradually. The scale has no cutoff score. It is interpreted according to the mean of the scores and its relevance to other variables.

  Each participant will be evaluated for 1 week.

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Descriptive Data

  It will be obtained in 1 month at the beginning of the research.

• Pregnancy Unique Quantification of Emesis and Nausea- (PUQE)

  The time frame; pregnant women between 6 and 16 weeks included in the study will be evaluated for 4 weeks. It will take an average of 1 month to obtain the data. Measured PUQE scale data will be reported within 6 weeks at the end of the study.

• Pregnancy-Related Anxiety Questionnaire-2 (PRAQ-2)

  The time frame; pregnant women between 6 and 16 weeks included in the study will be evaluated for 4 weeks. It will take an average of 1 month to obtain the data. Measured PRAQ-R2 scale data will be reported within 6 weeks at the end of the study.

Study Arms (2)

Experimental group

EXPERIMENTAL

To the pregnant women in the experimental group; * Emotional freedom technique was applied online with the researcher twice a week. * PUQE, PRAQ-2 tests will be applied before the intervention, * SUE and PUQE will be applied before and after each session, * After 2 sessions, post-test data will be obtained with PUQE, SUE, PRAQ-2.

Other: Emotional Freedom Technique

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

* After each intervention applied to the experimental group, SUE and PUQE will be applied to the control group over the phone, simultaneously. * After 1 week, post-test data will be obtained with PUQE, SUE, PRAQ-2.

Interventions

Emotional Freedom Technique OTHER

To the pregnant women in the experimental group; Emotional freedom technique was applied online with the researcher twice a week. The "release protocol of EFT" was taught to the participants and it was applied between the interviews made by the researcher. Whether the participant did the application or not was confirmed by phone and a homework schedule was used for smooth follow-up. * PUQE, PRAQ-2 tests will be applied before the intervention, * SUE and PUQE will be applied before and after each session, * After 2 sessions, post-test data will be obtained with PUQE, SUE, PRAQ-2.

Experimental group

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Not having a verbal communication problem,
• th of pregnancy be in the week
• Not having a psychiatric disorder
• Having a single, viable fetus
• Absence of a fetal congenital malformation
• Not having any disease other than pregnancy that will cause nausea and vomiting

You may not qualify if:

• Diagnosing a risky pregnancy during the research process,
• Asking to leave the research.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Inonu University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Inonu University Faculty of Health Sciences Pregnant Education Class

Malatya, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Guven Santur S, Ozsahin Z. The Effects of Emotional Freedom Techniques Implemented During Early Pregnancy on Nausea-Vomiting Severity and Anxiety: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Integr Complement Med. 2024 Sep;30(9):858-868. doi: 10.1089/jicm.2023.0586. Epub 2024 Mar 27.

  PMID: 38531058 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Anxiety Disorders; Emotional Regulation; Nausea; Vomiting

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mental Disorders; Self-Control; Social Behavior; Behavior; Signs and Symptoms, Digestive; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

• Zeliha OZSAHİN

  https://www.inonu.edu.tr/akademik/zeliha.ozsahin

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Graduate Student

Model Details: The randomized experiment was designed as a control study.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 9, 2022
• First Posted: April 20, 2022
• Study Start: April 1, 2022
• Primary Completion: June 30, 2022
• Study Completion: June 30, 2022
• Last Updated: August 25, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-08

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)