protocolSection identificationModule nctId: NCT06271278, orgStudyIdInfo id: 2023-17, briefTitle: The Effect of Emotional Freedom Techniques Application on Nurses, statusModule overallStatus: RECRUITING, startDateStruct date: 2023-11-02, primaryCompletionDateStruct date: 2024-02-28, completionDateStruct date: 2024-02-28, studyFirstPostDateStruct date: 2024-02-21, lastUpdatePostDateStruct date: 2024-02-22, sponsorCollaboratorsModule leadSponsor name: Gurkan KAPIKIRAN, class: OTHER, descriptionModule briefSummary: Nurses working in surgical intensive care units face numerous health and safety stressors. The introduction of new health technologies, medical devices (such as bedside monitors, pump and perfuser devices, and mechanical ventilators), and changing health environments have contributed to increased work stress among nurses. This, in turn, has had negative effects on their physical and mental health outcomes. One of the hazards associated with medical devices is alarm fatigue. Noise pollution caused by bells, beeps, and horns in intensive care units can lead to alarm fatigue, defined as desensitisation to monitor alarms. Nurses are particularly susceptible to this due to their constant exposure to these sounds, which can also cause stress. Occupational stress is a recognised issue in this demanding field, characterised by disproportionate workloads and negative effects on performance.Work-related stress can lead to a loss of compassion towards patients and an increase in malpractice, negatively affecting the quality of care. Thus, this study aimed to investigate the impact of applying emotional freedom techniques on work-related stress and alarm fatigue experienced by nurses working in surgical intensive care units., conditionsModule conditions: Occupational Stress, conditions: Alert Fatigue, Health Personnel, designModule studyType: INTERVENTIONAL, phases: NA, designInfo allocation: RANDOMIZED, interventionModel: PARALLEL, interventionModelDescription: This study was conducted as a randomised controlled study with experimental and control groups., primaryPurpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE, maskingInfo masking: TRIPLE, maskingDescription: Participants will be blinded to their group assignment. The subjects will be selected in a randomized order using software. Data collection will be conducted without involvement from research analysts., whoMasked: PARTICIPANT, whoMasked: INVESTIGATOR, whoMasked: OUTCOMES_ASSESSOR, enrollmentInfo count: 144, type: ESTIMATED, armsInterventionsModule interventions name: Emotional Freedom Technique, outcomesModule primaryOutcomes measure: Subjective Units of Disturbance Scale, primaryOutcomes measure: Alarm Fatigue Scale, primaryOutcomes measure: The General Work Stress Scale, eligibilityModule sex: ALL, minimumAge: 18 Years, stdAges: ADULT, stdAges: OLDER_ADULT, contactsLocationsModule locations facility: Inonu University Turgut OzaL Medical Center, status: RECRUITING, city: Malatya, zip: 44090, country: Turkey, contacts name: Turgut Ozal Medical Center, role: CONTACT, phone: +904223770100, email: totm@inonu.edu.tr, contacts role: CONTACT, email: gurkankpkrn@gmail.com, contacts name: Gurkan Kapikiran, Ph.D, role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, contacts name: Seher Çevik Aktura, Ph.D, role: SUB_INVESTIGATOR, contacts name: Şerafettin Okutan, Ph.D, role: SUB_INVESTIGATOR, contacts name: Remziye Cici, Ph.D, role: SUB_INVESTIGATOR, geoPoint lat: 38.35018, lon: 38.31667, hasResults: False