NCT06440109

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

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (actual)
• Sponsor: KTO Karatay University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

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

• Fatigue
• Emotion Regulation

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
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.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-10-01
• Primary completion: 2025-06-01
• Completion: 2025-06-10
• First posted: 2024-06-03
• Last updated: 2025-09-12

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)