EFT and First Clinical Experience Anxiety for Nursing Student

NCT06950450 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 2 other identifiers: E-54022451-050.04-184309MMeseduzu
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 78
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

It was planned as a randomized controlled study to determine the effect of Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) on Nursing Students' Pre-First Clinical Experience Anxiety.

Conditions

ANXİETY; EFT; CLİNİCAL EXPERİENCE; NURSİNG STUDENT

Keywords

ANXİETY; EFT; NURSİNG STUDENT

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• EFT AND ANXİETY

  H1: Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) applied to first-year nursing students significantly reduces anxiety levels before clinical practice, as measured by the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). H2: Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) applied to first-year nursing students has no significant effect on anxiety levels before clinical practice, as measured by the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). Title: Anxiety Level Before Clinical Practice, Assessed by the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) Description: Anxiety levels will be measured using the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), Form Y-1, a widely used 20-item self-report questionnaire designed to assess situational (state) anxiety. Participants respond to items based on how they feel "right now, at this moment." Each item is scored on a 4-point Likert scale, resulting in a total score ranging from 20 to 80, where higher scores indicate greater anxiety.

  3 months

Study Arms (2)

EXPERİMENTAL: EFT GROUP

EXPERIMENTAL

Intervention Group Procedure Steps: Pre-Procedure: Nursing students in the intervention group will be informed about Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), and after explaining the purpose and method of the study, their consent will be obtained using the Volunteer Consent Form. They will be asked to complete the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) (state-trait version) forms. Afterwards, information about EFT will be provided, including how to perform the technique and how to carry out the tapping procedure. After a discussion that is expected to last about 20 minutes, the EFT session will begin. Before the procedure, nursing students will complete the Descriptive Information Form, the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-I), and the VAS score forms. 1\. EFT Procedure Sequence: Nursing students who meet the inclusion criteria, including first-year nursing students with no previous clinical experience, will have an initial meeting before their first clini

Behavioral: EMOTİONAL FREE TECHNIQUE

CONTROL GROUP

NO INTERVENTION

Control Group Procedure Steps: Control Group - 1st Meeting (Pre-test): Nursing students in the control group will be informed about the study, and after explaining the purpose and method of the study, their consent will be obtained using the Volunteer Consent Form. The nursing students will be asked to complete the necessary forms, and those who meet the inclusion criteria will be included in the study. The nursing students in the control group will complete the Descriptive Information Form, the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI I-II), and the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) score forms. No intervention will be performed for the control group. Instead, the institution's clinical experience procedures will be presented to them. Control Group - 2nd Meeting: One week after the first meeting and the first clinical experience, the control group nursing students will again complete the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI I-II) and VAS score forms. Control Group - 3rd Meeting: Two weeks

Interventions

EMOTİONAL FREE TECHNIQUE BEHAVIORAL

Intervention Group Procedure Steps: Pre-Procedure: Nursing students in the intervention group will be informed about Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), and after explaining the purpose and method of the study, their consent will be obtained using the Volunteer Consent Form. They will be asked to complete the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) (state-trait version) forms. Afterwards, information about EFT will be provided, including how to perform the technique and how to carry out the tapping procedure. After a discussion that is expected to last about 20 minutes, the EFT session will begin. Before the procedure, nursing students will complete the Descriptive Information Form, the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-I), and the VAS score forms. 1\. EFT Procedure Sequence: Nursing students who meet the inclusion criteria, including first-year nursing students with no previous clinical experience, will have an initial meeting before their first clinic

EXPERİMENTAL: EFT GROUP

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Nursing students in the first year of the BVU SBF Nursing program with a State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-I, state) score of 20 or higher.
• Nursing students with no clinical experience. Nursing students who agree to participate in the study.

You may not qualify if:

• tudents enrolled in departments other than the Nursing program. Nursing students in the 2nd, 3rd, or 4th year. Nursing students from different universities.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Bezmialem Vakif University: lead

Related Links

• Emotional Free Technical

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Anxiety Disorders

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mental Disorders

Central Study Contacts

MERVE MESEDUZU, LECTURER

CONTACT

+905458171926; mmeseduzu@bezmialem.edu.tr

HANDAN ÖZCAN Associate Professor, ACADEMİCİAN

CONTACT

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: LECTURER

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 3, 2025
• First Posted: April 30, 2025
• Study Start: May 10, 2025
• Primary Completion: June 20, 2025
• Study Completion: July 20, 2025
• Last Updated: April 30, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share