Brief Group Intervention Using EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) for Depression in College Students

Brief Group Intervention Using EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) for Depression in College Students: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Status

Completed

Phases

Early Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01117532

Enrollment

Registered

2010-05-05

Start date

2010-04-30

Completion date

2010-05-31

Last updated

2018-04-25

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Conditions

Depression

Keywords

students,, depression,, group therapy,, EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques),, energy psychology

Brief summary

Depression is an important mental health concern in college students. This study will recruit students who test positive for moderate to severe depression on the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). Subjects will be randomly assigned to either a treatment or a control condition. Those in the treatment group will receive four 90 minute group classes using EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) to address traumatic memories and other self-identified causes of depression. It will compare them to a no treatment control group.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALEFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques)

Four 90 minute group therapy classes of this behavioral intervention

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

16 Years to 25 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* A score of 19 or more on the Beck Depression Inventory * Currently enrolled at the University of Santo Tomas * Able to read, understand, and complete forms

Exclusion criteria

* None

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Student scores on the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI)	One month

Countries

Philippines

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026