NCT00737399

Anxiety and Depression Levels in Cancer Patients After Self-Application of EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques)

• Status: Active Not Recruiting
• Phase: EARLY_Phase 1
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 14 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Soul Medicine Institute · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 89 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Anxiety and depression have been found to be significant co-occurring conditions in cancer patients. This study examines these and other psychological conditions in patients diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma, a rare cancer of the bile duct, with an average survival time of three to six months post-diagnosis. Participants are taught EFT in telephone and internet group coaching sessions, and have access to an online support forum. They complete the Mini-Mental Adjustment to Cancer Scale (Mini-MAC), EORTC Quality of Life scale, the PTSD checklist, the Patient Health Questionnaire, and a brief health checklist. Participants also provide medical records confirming their diagnosis, and markers, both before and after the study. The study is expected to enroll 20-15 cholangiocarcinoma patients, and use a within-subjects, time series, repeated measures design. Symptoms are assessed prior to coaching, after four, and again after eight weekly coaching sessions. Follow-ups will occur in one month, three months, and one year. It is hypothesized that a drop in the severity of co-occurring psychological symptoms, pain and insomnia may occur after EFT coaching.

Conditions

• Depression

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Lifestyle Counseling with Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT)	Two series of four sessions of phone support group coaching instruction in the use of EFT

Timeline

• Start date: 2008-09-01
• Primary completion: 2028-04-01
• Completion: 2028-12-01
• First posted: 2008-08-19
• Last updated: 2024-04-16

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States