Psychological Symptom Change in Veterans After Six Sessions of EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques)

• Sponsor: Soul Medicine Institute (Other)
• Overall Status: Completed
• CT.gov ID: NCT01117545
• Collaborator: (none)
• Enrollment: 59
• Location: 1
• Arms: 2
• Actual Duration (Months): 91
• Patients Per Site Per Month: 0.6

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) has been shown to significantly reduce post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other psychological symptoms such as anxiety and depression in a variety of clinical trials. This study examines the effect of a six session EFT protocol on the symptoms of veterans with clinical scores on the PTSD Checklist-Military (PCL-M). Subjects in the experimental group receive EFT coaching supplemental to, and supportive of, the "usual care" treatment provided by their primary care provider. Subjects in the wait list control group receive usual care for a month, with pre and posttests, after which they also receive the EFT coaching protocol. Subjects are followed at three month intervals to determine if gains are maintained, and whether the symptom reductions are similar to those observed in other trials of EFT.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic	Behavioral: EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques)	N/A

Study Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Actual Enrollment: 59 participants
• Allocation: Randomized
• Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)
• Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
• Official Title: Psychological Symptom Change in Veterans After Six Sessions of EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques): A Randomized Controlled Trial
• Actual Study Start Date: May 1, 2010
• Actual Primary Completion Date: Jul 1, 2017
• Actual Study Completion Date: Dec 1, 2017

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: EFT Six sessions of EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques)	Behavioral: EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques); Six sessions of EFT
No Intervention: Wait List One month wait period

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

1. PTSD Scores on the PCL-M Assessment [One Month Before, At Start, After 3 and 6 Sessions, After 3 and 6 Months]

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 Years to 90 Years
• Sexes Eligible for Study: All
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Inclusion Criteria:

• Military Service

• The ability to follow instructions, complete written forms, and provide informed consent.

• Remaining under the care of a primary care provider such as a VA hospital throughout the entire period of the study

• Between 18 and 90 years old

Exclusion Criteria:

• Participants with a score of more than 3 on questions 34 and 35 of the Symptom Assessment-45 Questionnaire (SA-45) will receive phone/skype sessions, not office visits

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	Soul Medicine Institute	Santa Rosa	California	United States	95404

Sponsors and Collaborators

• Soul Medicine Institute

Investigators

None specified.

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Additional Information:

• Veterans Stress Project. This site is a primary web site recruiting subjects.

Publications

None provided.

• Responsible Party: Dawson Church, Executive Director, Soul Medicine Institute
• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01117545
• Other Study ID Numbers: SMI-PTSD-5410
• First Posted: May 5, 2010
• Last Update Posted: Apr 25, 2018
• Last Verified: Apr 1, 2018

• Keywords provided by Dawson Church, Executive Director, Soul Medicine Institute: veterans,; PTSD,; EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques),; depression,; anxiety
• Additional relevant MeSH terms: Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Apr 25, 2018