The use of Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) for the treatment of food cravings.

A Partial Replication and Expansion Evaluating the Effectiveness of Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) for Food Cravings, Depression and Anxiety in Overweight and Obese Adults.

Status

Not yet recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12611000389909

Enrollment

Registered

2011-04-14

Start date

2011-05-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

The study will look at whether Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) is effective in helping individuals deal with food cravings.

Interventions

Emotional Freedom Technique will be delivered by a registered psychologist in a group format. The program will be made up of 4 sessions each two hours in length delivered once a week.

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Treatment

Masking

Open (masking not used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Experiencing food cravings Being overweight or obese - have a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 25 or greater

Exclusion criteria

1) eating disorder 2) psychotropic medication 3) Diabetes 4) Pregnant

Outcome results