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NCT04393077
Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) Effect on Nurses
NA trial testing Emotional Freedom Technique in Stress in 80 participants. Completed in 20 May 2020.
15 May 2020
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | Istanbul Saglik Bilimleri University |
|---|---|
| Phase | NA |
| Status | Completed |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | randomized |
| Design | parallel |
| Masking | single |
| Primary purpose | supportive care |
| Enrollment | 80 |
| Start date | 10 May 2020 |
| Primary completion | 15 May 2020 |
| Estimated completion | 20 May 2020 |
| Sites | 1 location across Turkey (Türkiye) |
Drugs / interventions tested
- Emotional Freedom Technique
Conditions studied
- Stress — all drugs for Stress →
- Anxiety — all drugs for Anxiety →
- Burnout, Caregiver — all drugs for Burnout, Caregiver →
Sponsor
Istanbul Saglik Bilimleri University
Who can join
Adults 18 to 65, any sex, with Stress or Anxiety. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
Background: Infectious disease outbreaks have a psychological effect on the general population, and especially on health workers. Nurses who care for COVID-19 patients feel negative emotions, fear, and anxiety due to fatigue, discomfort, and helplessness due to high-intensity work. Objective: The study aims to evaluate the effect of EFT in the prevention of stress, anxiety, and burnout of nurses who have an important position in the fight against COVID-19. Design: Randomized controlled trial. Setting: COVID-19 department of a university hospital in Istanbul Province, Turkey. Participants: The sample of the study consisted of nurses working on 80 COVID-19 cases. Methods: The investigators will recruit nurses who care for the patient infected with COVID-19 randomly allocated them to the intervention (n = 40) and control (n = 40) groups. EFT will apply to the experimental group with online access. Data will collect using the Introductory Characteristics Form, the Subjective Discomfort Unit Scale, the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, and the Burnout Scale.
Publications & conference data
1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):
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The effect of Emotional Freedom Techniques on nurses' stress, anxiety, and burnout levels during the COVID-19 pandemic: A randomized controlled trial.
Dincer B, Inangil D. · · 2021 · cited 91× · PMID 33293201 · DOI 10.1016/j.explore.2020.11.012
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- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04393077 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
- Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
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- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Istanbul Saglik Bilimleri University
- Last refreshed: 24 November 2020
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