Clinical trial NCT06557070: The Effect of Emotional Freedom Technique on Premenstrual Syndrome
Official title: The Effect of Emotional Freedom Technique on Premenstrual Syndrome, Menstrual Symptom and Life Quality of Nursing Students: A Randomized Controlled Study
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: RECRUITING
Phase: NA
Conditions: Premenstrual Syndrome
Emotional Freedom Technique
Nursing Caries
Keywords: Premenstrual Syndrome
menstrual symptom
life quality
emotional freedom technique
Nursing Care
Lead sponsor: Dokuz Eylul University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2024-08-16
Enrollment: 75
Sex: FEMALE
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: A single-blind randomized controlled experimental study
Primary purpose: PREVENTION

Brief summary: Introduction: Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) is a condition that occurs in the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle and affects women's lives physically, psychologically and behaviorally, starting approximately five days before menstruation and decreasing spontaneously a few days later.

Purpose: This research is planned to examine the effect of the Emotional Freedom Technique on the experience of premenstrual syndrome and menstrual symptoms and the quality of life of nursing students with premenstrual syndrome.

Method: The research will be conducted with first, second, third and fourth year female students studying at Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Nursing. Diagnostic information form, premenstrual syndrome scale, menstruation symptom scale, SF-12 quality of life scale and subjective danger units will be collected via Google form. SUD Scale will be applied. The research is designed with experimental and control groups, and it is found that a total of 70 female students are needed, 35 in the experimental group and 35 in the control group. PMSS analysis will be performed and students who score over 132 points and meet the inclusion criteria will be numbered in the order of filling out the survey, and randomization will be done using the "Random Sequence Generator" through www.random.org, which provides computer-assisted randomization, and experimental and control groups will be created. Simple randomization will be applied to keep the control and experimental groups equal. To ensure blinding in the study, randomization will be carried out by someone other than the researchers. A total of 8 sessions of Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) will be applied to the experimental group, once a week. No application other than the scales will planned for the control group.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Scoring over 132 on the premenstrual syndrome scale
* Over 18 years old
* Having had a regular menstrual cycle for the last three months (21-35)
* Owner of a smartphone and internet
* Agreeing to participate in the research

Exclusion Criteria:

* Psychiatric treatment and antidepressant medication in the last three months who have started,
* Who are pregnant,
* Who have given birth,
* Who use oral contraceptives,
* Who have difficulty accessing the internet
* Who did not participate in the post-test will be excluded.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Personal Information Form
timeFrame: Before the EFT application
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Premenstrual Syndrome Scale (PMSS)
timeFrame: Before and 3 months after the EFT application trial
Other outcomes:
measure: Menstruation Symptom Scale (MSS)
timeFrame: Before and 3 months after the EFT application trial
measure: Subjective Units of Distress Scale (SUDS)
timeFrame: Before and 3 months after the EFT application trial
Locations:
city: Izmir
country: Turkey
facility: Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Nursing
Study officials:
affiliation: Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Nursing
name: Hande Yagcan, Assoc Prof
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
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