The Effect of Emotional Freedom Technique on Premenstrual Syndrome

NCT05499000 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: Faculty of Health Science
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 51
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Objective: This study was conducted to evaluate the Effect of Emotional Freedom Technique on Premenstrual Syndrome. Methodology: The research will be conducted as a randomized controlled trial. The research will be carried out with students studying at the Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Health Sciences, İnönü University, between September and October 2022. The sample size of the study was calculated as 102 people with an effect size of 0.80 and a power of 0.95. Premenstrual syndrome scale will be applied to all students participating in the research first and those who score 110 and above will be listed. Experimental and control groups will be determined by randomization. Personal information form, subjective experience unit scale and premenstrual syndrome scale will be used to collect data. SPSS 22.0 package program will be used in the evaluation of the data. The independent variable of the research is the emotional liberation technique. The dependent variable of the study is the mean scores of the participants from the subjective experience unit scale and premenstrual syndrome scale.

Conditions

Premenstrual Syndrome; Emotional Problem

Keywords

Emotional Freedom Technique; Premenstruel Sendrom; Midwifery

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 (2)

• Descriptive Data- (KBF)

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

• Premenstrual Syndrome Scale- (PMSS)

  It will take an average of 1 month to obtain the data. Measured PMSS scale data will be reported within 2 weeks at the end of the study.

Study Arms (2)

Experimental group

EXPERIMENTAL

Emotional freedom technique will be applied online with the researcher in 2 sessions, 3 days apart. KBF, SUE, PMSS pre-tests will be applied before the intervention, SUE will be applied before and after each session, At the end of the second session, post-test data will be obtained with SUE, PMSS.

Behavioral: Emotional freedom technique

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

KBF, SUE and PMSS pre-tests will be applied to the participants, SUE, PMSS and post-test data will be obtained simultaneously with the experimental group.

Interventions

Emotional freedom technique BEHAVIORAL

Emotional freedom technique will be applied online with the researcher in 2 sessions, 3 days apart. KBF, SUE, PMSS tests will be applied before the intervention, SUE will be applied before and after each session, At the end of the 2nd session, post-test data will be taken with SUE, PMSS.

Experimental group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 25 Years
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• To be between 18-25,
• Single,
• Not to use anything pharmacological or non-pharmacological during the research,
• Not having a diagnosed psychiatric disease such as epilepsy.

You may not qualify if:

• Willingness to leave during research.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Inonu University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Inonu University Faculty of Health Sciences

Malatya, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Premenstrual Syndrome

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Menstruation Disturbances; Pathologic Processes; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

• Zeliha OZSAHİN, PhD

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

  STUDY DIRECTOR

• Yeşim AKSOY DERYA, PhD

  https://www.inonu.edu.tr/akademik/yesim.aksoy

  STUDY CHAIR

• Çiğdem KARAKAYALI AY, PhD

  https://saglikbilimleri.ozal.edu.tr/?page_id=7732

  STUDY CHAIR

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: Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 7, 2022
• First Posted: August 12, 2022
• Study Start: September 1, 2022
• Primary Completion: September 1, 2023
• Study Completion: September 1, 2023
• Last Updated: April 1, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)