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The Effect of Therapeutic Touch and Emotional Freedom Technique on Postpartum Mood and Fatigue in Postpartum Women

NCT06440109 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2025-09-12

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Summary

Therapeutic touch (TD) is a non-pharmacological/integrated treatment method used to balance the body by regulating the imbalanced energy field in the individual or resolving blockages in energy flow. Emotional freedom technique (EFT) is a psychophysiological intervention that combines elements of somatic stimulation using acupuncture points. This research will be conducted as a randomized controlled experimental study to determine the effect of TD and EFT intervention on postpartum mood and fatigue in postpartum women. This study is planned to be conducted between April 2024 and June 2025 with postpartum women who meet the inclusion criteria and who apply to the Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic of Necmettin Erbakan University Faculty of Medicine Hospital. This research; It was planned to be carried out with three groups: TD intervention, EFT intervention and control group. The population of the research consists of women who gave birth vaginally and those who gave birth vaginally in the relevant hospital.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Emotional freedom technique (EFT)

İntervention groups will be followed for six months and one of the six EFT therapies will be applied, one session every week.

OTHER

Therapeutic touch (TD)

İntervention groups will be followed for six weeks and one of the six TD therapies will be applied, one session every week.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • KTO Karatay University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Aslıhan Turan, PhD (c) · KTO Karatay University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
60 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-10-01
Primary Completion
2025-06-01
Completion
2025-06-10

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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