The Effect of Emotional Freedom Technique on Breastfeeding Success and Self-Efficacy

NCT06199245 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: IMU-HEM-EY-01
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 60
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study was planned to determine the effect of emotional freedom technique (EFT) on breastfeeding success and self-efficacy in primiparous women in the early postpartum period who had a cesarean delivery.

Conditions

Breastfeeding; Self Efficacy; Cesarean Delivery Affecting Fetus; First Birth

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Bristol Breastfeeding Rating Scale

  This scale measures breastfeeding success. The scale is a Likert-type scale consisting of 4 items: "positioning", "holding", "sucking" and "swallowing". Each item is scored between 0-2 points. The lowest score from the scale is 0, the highest score is 8. Low scores indicate that breastfeeding is not effective, while high scores indicate that breastfeeding is effective.

  one day

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• breastfeeding self-efficacy scale

  one day

• Subjective Units of Disturbance Scala

  one day

Study Arms (2)

emotional freedom technique experimental group

EXPERIMENTAL

Emotional Freedom Technique was applied to the participants in the experimental group, who had a cesarean section on the first postpartum day and agreed to participate in the study, and their breastfeeding self-efficacy and breastfeeding success were evaluated.

Other: emotional freedom technique experimental group

control group

NO INTERVENTION

Participants in the control group were selected from the same sample group, but no intervention was applied. Breastfeeding self-efficacy and breastfeeding success were evaluated after a routine hospital procedure.

Interventions

emotional freedom technique experimental group OTHER

Participants in the experimental group, who had a cesarean delivery on the first postpartum day, filled out the sociodemographic and obstetric information form and the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale, and then were asked to breastfeed their babies and their breastfeeding was evaluated with the Bristol Breastfeeding Evaluation Scale. The participant was then asked to score her breastfeeding between 0 and 10 to evaluate her Subjective Units of Disturbance Scala (SUD) score. The next evaluation was made 2 hours after the participant received breastfeeding training, the Bristol Breastfeeding Rating Scale score was obtained, and the SUD was scored again after 2 rounds of Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) application. Finally, at the end of the day, 2 rounds of EFT application were performed by taking the SUD score before the EFT session, and after the application, the participant's Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale, Bristol Breastfeeding Evaluation Scale and SUD scores were recorded.

emotional freedom technique experimental group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 35 Years
• Gender Eligibility Details: The study is conducted with women who have given birth by cesarean section.
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Being between the ages of 18-35,
• Primiparous and giving birth by cesarean section,
• Having a spontaneous pregnancy,
• Wound, scar, infection etc. in the tapping area. without conditions,
• Women who do not have verbal communication problems

You may not qualify if:

• Being outside the age range of 18-35
• Has any problem that prevents communication,
• Those who gave birth normally
• Having had a high-risk pregnancy,
• Women who want to leave the study

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Medipol University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Medipol Mega University Hospital

Istanbul, 34214, Turkey (Türkiye)

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Breast Feeding

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Feeding Behavior; Behavior

Study Officials

• Pınar IRMAK VURAL, Asst. Prof.

  thesis advisor

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Central Study Contacts

Eda Yüzügüler, student

CONTACT

+905445856200; eda.yuzuguler@std.medipol.edu.tr

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Masking Details: The researcher knows the distribution of the groups, but the participants do not know whether they are in the experimental or control group.
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Msc student

Model Details: An experimental group in which EFT was applied and a control group in which the routine procedure was applied.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 27, 2023
• First Posted: January 10, 2024
• Study Start: November 1, 2023
• Primary Completion: May 1, 2024
• Study Completion: June 1, 2024
• Last Updated: January 12, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-01

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)