Investigating the effect of emotion freedom technique (EFT) on the level of stress and anxiety

Investigating the effect of emotion freedom technique (EFT) on the level of stress and anxiety of nurses

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20241111063677N1

Enrollment

Registered

2025-01-02

Start date

2024-11-25

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-01-08

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Conditions

stress and anxiety. Other anxiety disorders

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group:Teaching the release of emotion technique in a two-hour session, performing the technique by all the people present. Intervention 2: Control group:There is no interv

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Have more than two years of work experience Having rotating shifts Have an average stress score of more than 36 and an average anxiety score of more than 43 in each of the open and hidden questionnaires.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Not performing the technique more than twice in a follow-up week

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The average score of stress is more than 36, the average score of anxiety is more than 43 in each of the open and hidden questionnaires. Timepoint: Examining stress and anxiety before and after training and one week later. Method of measurement: Cohen and Spielberger.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactNasrin mollaei

Semnan University of Medical Sciences

Mollaei6664@gmail.com098 51 4464 3218

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026