Clinical trial NCT06780371: Kinesiophobia and Pressure Sore Risk After Bariatric Surgery.
Official title: Principal Investigator, Assistant Professor Şerafettin OKUTAN, Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Bitlis Eren University
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Kinesiophobia
Pressure Sore
Emotional Freedom Technique
Complementary Therapies
Bariatric Surgery
Keywords: pressure sore
Kinesiophobia
emotional freedom technique
Lead sponsor: Bitlis Eren University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2025-01-17
Enrollment: 148
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: CROSSOVER
Intervention model description: It will be conducted as a randomized controlled experimental study in a pre-test-post-test control group experimental model.
Primary purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Brief summary: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of emotional freedom technique on kinesiophobia and the risk of developing pressure sores in patients undergoing obesity surgery.

The hypotheses of the study are as follows:

H1-0: Emotional liberation technique has no effect on kinesiophobia in patients undergoing bariatric surgery.

H1-1: Emotional liberation technique has a positive effect on kinesiophobia in patients undergoing bariatric surgery.

H2-0: Emotional liberation technique has no effect on the risk of developing pressure ulcers in patients undergoing bariatric surgery.

H2-1: Emotional liberation technique has a positive effect on the risk of developing pressure ulcers in patients undergoing bariatric surgery.

Detailed description: Intervention Group: After the pre-test application (Personal Introduction Form, Tampa Kinesiophobia Scale and Braden Pressure Sore Risk Assessment Scale) EFT was applied to the patients when they were stable before the bariatric surgery and they were taught to do it on their own. After the bariatric surgery, the patients were asked to do 1 session of EFT and were accompanied. After the application, the patients were applied post-tests (Tampa Kinesiophobia Scale and Braden Pressure Sore Risk Assessment Scale). EFT training was given by a researcher who has a certificate in the field.

Control Group Patients were administered pre-tests (Personal Introduction Form, Tampa Kinesiophobia Scale and Braden Pressure Sore Risk Assessment Scale) at a stable time before bariatric surgery. Post-tests (Tampa Kinesiophobia Scale and Braden Pressure Sore Risk Assessment Scale) were administered to patients after bariatric surgery at a stable time. After the post-tests, EFT was administered to patients in the control group.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

1. Being 18 years of age or older
2. Having had obesity surgery
3. Not having any visual or auditory problems
4. Not having any psychiatric problems.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Not accepting to participate in the study or wanting to leave
2. Being under 18 years of age.

Primary outcomes:
measure: kinesiophobia level
timeFrame: 20 minutes
measure: pressure ulcer risk
timeFrame: 20 minutes
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Bitlis
country: Turkey
facility: Bitlis Eren University
Study officials:
affiliation: Bitlis Eren University
name: Şerafettin OKUTAN, PhD.
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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