NCT07113002

EFFECTIVENESS OF EMOTIONAL FREEDOM TECHNIQUE FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF STRESS AND ANXIETY AMONG FEMALE HOSTELITES

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 80 (actual)
• Sponsor: Fatima Jinnah Women University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 35 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study tested how well Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) works to reduce stress and anxiety in female university students living in hostels. Eighty students were randomly divided into two groups: one received EFT therapy for 4 weeks, and the other did not. Stress and anxiety were measured before and after using standard scales. The group that received EFT showed a significant reduction in stress and anxiety compared to the control group. This suggests EFT is an effective way to help manage mental health problems in this group.

Conditions

• Stress and Anxiety

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT)	Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) is a psychological intervention that uses tapping on acupuncture points combined with cognitive techniques to reduce stress and anxiety. Participants received EFT sessions for 4 weeks.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-12-01
• Primary completion: 2024-07-06
• Completion: 2024-08-17
• First posted: 2025-08-08
• Last updated: 2025-08-08

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Pakistan