Emotional Freedom Liberation Technique, Surgical Fear and Anxiety

April 29, 2022 updated by: Ayşegül Yayla, Ataturk University

The Effect of Emotional Freedom Liberation Technique on Surgical Fear and Anxiety Applied to Patients Before Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Aim: In this study, the effect of Emotional Freedom Technique applied to patients before Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy on surgical fear and anxiety was investigated.

Design: This is a randomized controlled study. Method: A total of 112 patients who were going to have Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy were randomly divided into two groups each including 56 participants. The intervention group was provided with Emotional Freedom Technique. The control group received routine face-to-face education. Surgical fear and anxiety were examined.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

112

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Turkey
    • ABD Veya Kanada'da Lütfen Seçin ...
      • Erzurum, ABD Veya Kanada'da Lütfen Seçin ..., Turkey, 25070
        • Ataturk University

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Clinical treatment for Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
  • 18 years of age or older
  • Mentally healthy

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Agree to participate in the study

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Emotional Freedom Liberation Technique Applied to Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Patients
The intervention group is the group in which the investigators applied Emotional Freedom Liberation Technique Intervention: Behavioral: Emotional Freedom Liberation Technique
Behavioral: Emotional Freedom Liberation Technique
The investigators will apply Emotional Freedom Liberation Technique
No Intervention: Standard Clinical Care Applied to Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Patients
The control group is the group that receives standard clinical care

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Surgical Fear Scale
Time Frame: through study completion, an average of 5 month
Surgical Fear Scale will be filled in the preoperative period. ll items are scored on an eleven point numeric rating scale (NRS) ranging from 0 (not at all afraid) to 10 (very afraid). This results in a score of 0-40 for each subscale and a total score of 0 to 80.
through study completion, an average of 5 month

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Anxiety Scale
Time Frame: through study completion, an average of 5 month
Anxiety scale will be filled in the preoperative period. The scale consists of 10 statements that include the fears that patients may experience about the surgery. The maximum score that can be obtained from the scale is 50. High scores in scale scoring reflect concerns about pain, death during surgery, and postoperative complications and limitations.
through study completion, an average of 5 month

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Ataturk University

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

August 1, 2021

Primary Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2022

Study Completion (Actual)

January 30, 2022

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 11, 2022

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 29, 2022

First Posted (Actual)

May 3, 2022

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

May 3, 2022

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 29, 2022

Last Verified

April 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • AEP17

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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