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NCT05541666
Effect of Emotional Freedom Technique on Postoperative Pain and Anxiety in Patients Undergoing Total Knee Replacement
NA trial testing Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) in Total Knee Arthroplasty in 80 participants. Completed in 2 January 2023.
15 September 2022
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | Ataturk University |
|---|---|
| Phase | NA |
| Status | Completed |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | randomized |
| Design | parallel |
| Masking | none |
| Primary purpose | supportive care |
| Enrollment | 80 |
| Start date | 7 March 2022 |
| Primary completion | 15 September 2022 |
| Estimated completion | 2 January 2023 |
| Sites | 1 location across Turkey (Türkiye) |
Drugs / interventions tested
- Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT)
Conditions studied
- Total Knee Arthroplasty — all drugs for Total Knee Arthroplasty →
Sponsor
Ataturk University
Who can join
18 and older, any sex, with Total Knee Arthroplasty. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
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.
Publications & conference data
No peer-reviewed publications indexed yet for this trial. Completed trials usually publish results within 12-18 months.
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- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05541666 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
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- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Ataturk University
- Last refreshed: 12 December 2025
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