The Effect of the Emotional Freedom Technique Applied to Postmenopausal Women Before Probe Curettage on Pain, Anxiety and Vital Signs.

Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University132 enrolled

Overview

The aim of the study is to examine the effect of the emotional freedom technique applied to postmenopausal women before the probe curettage procedure on pain, anxiety and vital signs.

In this experimentally designed study, it was aimed to examine the effect of the emotional freedom technique applied to postmenopausal women before the probe curettage procedure on pain, anxiety and vital signs.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

132

Conditions

The Effect of Emotional Freedom Technique on Anxiety, Pain, and Vital Signs

Interventions

emotional freedom techniqueBEHAVIORAL

In this study, the effect of emotional freedom technique on pain, anxiety, and vital signs prior to the probe curettage procedure will be examined. The EFT session will be administered by an EFT specialist approximately 40 minutes prior to the probe curettage procedure by tapping on the tapping points.

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 75 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Those who are in menopause * Do not have conditions such as infection, wound or scar in the tapping areas, * Having no problem communicating in Turkish, * Those who have not used any analgesic medication in the last 24 hours, * Those who have not had probe curettage before, * Volunteer to participate in the study, * Not using any medication that directly affects vital signs, * Does not have a disease that would cause problems in feeling pain, * Not using antidepressants, anxiolytics and sedative agents. Exclusion Criteria: * • Those who are not in menopause * Women who have had probe curettage before * Their general condition deteriorates during the procedure or a different intervention is made with anesthesia, * Any complications developed during the procedure, * Those who experienced syncope during the procedure and the procedure was continued with general/local anesthesia, * Having a psychiatric problem, * Analgesic medication used during the procedure, * Having cognitive, affective, perceptual problems.

Locations (3)

kahramanmaraş NFK Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital Additional Service Building

Kahramanmaraş, Kahramanmaraş, Turkey (Türkiye)

Kahramanmaraş Sütçü Imam Üniversitesi

Kahramanmaraş, Kahramanmaraş, Turkey (Türkiye)

Kahramanmaraş Sütçü Imam Üniversitesi

Kahramanmaraş, Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)

Pain intensity will be assessed using the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), a numeric rating scale ranging from 0 to 10, where 0 indicates no pain and 10 indicates the worst imaginable pain. Higher scores indicate greater pain intensity.

Time frame: Baseline (pre-procedure) and during the probe curettage procedure.

Secondary Outcomes

State-Trait Anxiety Inventory - State Version (STAI-I)

Anxiety levels will be assessed using the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory - State Version (STAI-I), which measures situational anxiety at a specific point in time. The scale consists of 20 items, with total scores ranging from 20 to 80. Higher scores indicate greater levels of anxiety.

Time frame: Baseline (pre-procedure) and immediately post-procedure.

Systolic and Diastolic Blood Pressure

Systolic and diastolic blood pressure will be measured to evaluate physiological responses associated with the probe curettage procedure and the effect of the Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT).

Time frame: Baseline (pre-procedure), during the probe curettage procedure, and immediately post-procedure (within 2 minutes after completion).

Heart Rate

Heart rate will be measured to assess autonomic physiological responses related to anxiety, pain, and procedural stress during the probe curettage procedure.

Time frame: Baseline (pre-procedure), during the probe curettage procedure, and immediately post-procedure (within 2 minutes after completion).

Peripheral Oxygen Saturation (SpO₂)

Peripheral oxygen saturation will be measured to monitor respiratory and physiological stability during and after the probe curettage procedure.

Time frame: Baseline (pre-procedure), during the probe curettage procedure, and immediately post-procedure (within 2 minutes after completion).

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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