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The Effect Of Laughter Yoga and Emotional Freedom Technique on Anxiety in Pregnant Women

NCT07449013 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 120

Last updated 2026-05-18

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Summary

This research was designed as a randomized controlled experimental study to determine the effects of laughter yoga and emotional freedom techniques(EFT) on anxiety in pregnant women.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Laughter yoga

Pregnant women in the laughter yoga group will undergo a total of six sessions over two weeks, three times a week, with each session lasting an average of 40-50 minutes. The laughter yoga programme consists of the following: hand clapping and warm-up exercises, deep breathing exercises, childlike games, laughter exercises and laughter meditation.

OTHER

Emotional freedom technique

Pregnant women in the emotional freedom technique group will undergo a total of six sessions over two weeks, three times a week, with each session lasting an average of 40-50 minutes.The emotional freedom technique application consists of the following sections: Identifying the Problem, Grading the Problem, Creating the Setup Phrase, Applying Tapping, Evaluating the Result.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Kırklareli University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Efsun Derin · Kırklareli University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-01-01
Primary Completion
2026-03-15
Completion
2026-05-12

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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