An interventional study of Effects of Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) in Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) and Effects of Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), sponsored by Hatice Balcı. Completed at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye). Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-08-14.
Sponsored by Hatice Balcı · Not applicable, Interventional, and Supportive care
Objective: To determine the effect of Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) on pain, cardiac anxiety and sleep quality in patients undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) surgery.
Materials and Methods: The study will be conducted between 2025 and 2026 as a pretest-posttest, parallel design (1:1) randomized controlled trial. The study population will consist of patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) at the Kütahya City Hospital Cardiovascular Surgery Department. The sample size was determined to be 66 patients, with 33 patients each in the experimental and control groups.
Measurement tools include a Personal Information Form, Visual Analog Scale (VAS), Cardiac Anxiety Scale, and Richard Campbell Sleep Scale. Data will be collected through one-on-one patient interviews.
The researcher has successfully completed a 3.5-hour EFT training program at the Boğaziçi Education Institute. EFT will be administered to the patients by the researcher.
Patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery at the Cardiovascular Surgery Clinic who volunteer to participate in the study and meet the inclusion criteria will complete the Informed Consent Form, Personal Information Form, Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), Cardiac Anxiety Scale, and Richard-Campbell Sleep Scale. Patients will then be assigned to the experimental or control groups by a person other than the researcher based on the randomization list. Patients in the experimental group will receive EFT in addition to standard cardiovascular surgery clinic procedures, while patients in the control group will receive standard cardiovascular surgery clinic procedures. Data analysis will be conducted using SPSS. The study will be conducted in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki.
Findings: The findings of the research will be written after the data to be obtained after the implementation of the research and data collection will be analyzed in the SPSS program.
Conclusion: The results of the research will be written by determining the findings after analyzing the data to be obtained after the implementation of the research and data collection in the SPSS program.
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Inclusion Criteria: Patients who are:
Exclusion Criteria:
Effects of Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT)
Behavioral: Effects of Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT)
Standard care will continue without intervention.
Effects of Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT)
The Effect of Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) on Pain Levels in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
The effect of EFT on the patient's pain level will be measured. The Effect of Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) on Pain Levels in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery. The measurement tool is a Visual Analog Scale (VAS).
Time frame: The application, which will last 1 week for each patient, is planned for 15.09.2025-15.12.2025 dates.
The Effect of Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) on Cardiac Anxiety Levels in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
The effect of EFT on the patient's cardiac anxiety level will be measured. The Effect of Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) on Cardiac Anxiety Levels in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery. The measurement tool is a Cardiac Anxiety Scale.
Time frame: The application, which will last 1 week for each patient, is planned for 15.09.2025-15.12.2025 dates.
The Effect of Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) on Sleep Quality in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
The effect of EFT on the patient's sleep quality will be measured. The Effect of Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) on Sleep Quality in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery. The measurement tool is a Richard Campbell Sleep Scale.
Time frame: The application, which will last 1 week for each patient, is planned for 15.09.2025-15.12.2025 dates.
Plan to share: No — Individual participant data will not be shared in accordance with personal data protection laws. However, if requested by the journal boards involved in an academic publication, data will be shared within ethical limits.
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