Effect of Emotional Freedom Technique on Postoperative Pain and Anxiety in Patients Undergoing Total Knee Replacement

NCT05541666 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: ATAUNIYLTEZTANRIVER-001
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 80
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of the present study was to examine the effects of the Emotional Freedom Technique on pain and anxiety in the postoperative period of patients who underwent total knee arthroplasty. Research Hypotheses H1: Emotional freedom technique reduces postoperative pain level in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty. H2: Emotional freedom technique reduces postoperative anxiety level in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty.

Conditions

Total Knee Arthroplasty

Keywords

Anxiety; Emotional Freedom Technique; Pain; Total Knee Replacement

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• anxiety level

  On the postoperative 1st day and 2nd day, patient's anxiety status will evaluated with State Anxiety Inventory (SAI)

  Post-operative 1st and 2nd day

• pain level

  On the postoperative 1st day and 2nd day, patient's pain status will evaluated with Visual Analog Scale (VAS).

  Post-operative 1st and 2nd day

Study Arms (2)

Experimental group

EXPERIMENTAL

EFT will applied to the patients in the experimental group on the 1st and 2nd days after surgery.

Other: Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT)

Control Group

NO INTERVENTION

Patients in the control group will received no treatment other than the clinic's routine patient care.

Interventions

Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) OTHER

EFT is an energy psychology intervention that utilizes cognitive behavioral therapy, exposure therapy, and acupuncture points to create psychological and physical changes in individuals. It is also referred to as "acupuncture without needles" or an emotional form of acupressure.

Experimental group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Elective patients undergoing total knee replacement surgery for the first time,
• Volunteer to participate in the research,
• years and over,
• Cognitive level scales are suitable for application,
• Having no vision, hearing, or speech problems that would prevent communication,
• Patients who do not have any other disease causing pain and anxiety

You may not qualify if:

• EFT was applied before,
• If any complication develops within 3 days before, during, or after the operation,
• Patients with health problems (fever, infection, deep vein thrombosis, etc.) that prevent the application of the Emotional Freedom Technique were not included in the study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Ataturk University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Atatürk University

Erzurum, Yakutiye, 25240, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Anxiety Disorders; Pain

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mental Disorders; Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

• Dilek Gürçayır

  Ataturk Univesity

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Dilek Gürçayır

  Ataturk University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Research assistant

Model Details: This study was planned as a parallel, two-arm randomized controlled trial (RCT).

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 13, 2022
• First Posted: September 15, 2022
• Study Start: March 7, 2022
• Primary Completion: September 15, 2022
• Study Completion: January 2, 2023
• Last Updated: December 12, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-12

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)