NCT06384274

The Effect of Emotional Freedom Technique and Virtual Reality Glasses on Anxiety and Vital Signs

The Effect of Emotional Freedom Technique and Virtual Reality Glasses on Anxiety and Vital Signs in Individuals Receiving Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy: Randomized Controlled Trials

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 75 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Necmettin Erbakan University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The aim of the study was to examine the effects of the emotional freedom technique and virtual reality glasses applied to individuals receiving hyperbaric oxygen therapy for the first time on anxiety and vital signs. The hypotheses of this research are that there is a difference between the emotional liberation technique and virtual reality glasses groups and the control group in terms of anxiety and vital signs.

Detailed description

This study was designed as a pretest-posttest regular parallel group, randomized controlled experimental. The research will be carried out in Konya City Hospital Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Unit. Patients will be randomly assigned to three groups: emotional freedom technique group (25), virtual reality glasses group (25) and control group (25). For Emotional Freedom Technique Group: The emotional freedom technique will be applied by the researcher who has received the practitioner training certificate. For Virtual Reality Glasses Group: The video containing the nature walk will be watched by virtual reality. For the Control Group: No intervention will be made in the control group. Standard care will be given. The primary result of this study is to determine the patients' anxiety scores. Secondary results of the research are to determine the patients' vital signs.

Conditions

• Anxiety

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Emotional Freedom Technique	All people have an energy body. If the energy flow is interrupted, emotions such as stress and fear arise. By clicking on energy points to improve energy flow, the individual gets rid of energy blockages.
OTHER	Virtual Reality Glasses	It is aimed to reduce the patient's anxiety by making her feel like she7 he is there by watching and listening to relaxing content of the beach and nature.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-10-01
• Primary completion: 2024-10-01
• Completion: 2025-06-01
• First posted: 2024-04-25
• Last updated: 2024-04-25

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)