[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"health-study-detail:100618419":3},{"organization":4,"armGroups":7,"interventions":25,"overallOfficials":24,"centralContacts":33,"locations":24,"responsibleParty":39,"collaborators":24,"id":44,"slug":45,"hasResults":46,"nctId":47,"briefTitle":48,"officialTitle":49,"acronym":50,"eligibilityCriteria":51,"healthyVolunteers":52,"sex":53,"minAge":54,"maxAge":55,"enrollmentInfo":56,"targetDuration":24,"studyType":59,"phases":60,"briefSummary":62,"conditions":63,"keywords":67,"overallStatus":69,"whyStopped":24,"lastUpdateSubmitDate":70,"lastUpdatePostDateStruct":71,"startDateStruct":74,"completionDateStruct":76,"leadSponsor":78,"locationsCount":24},{"fullName":5,"class":6},"Hasan Kalyoncu University","OTHER",[8,14,20],{"label":9,"type":10,"description":11,"interventionNames":12},"Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) Intervention Group","EXPERIMENTAL","This arm applies Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) to nursing students to reduce stress- and anxiety-related sleep disturbances and to improve sleep quality, duration, and restorative function.\n\nParticipants receive EFT sessions twice weekly for 8 weeks (45 minutes per session) conducted by a certified EFT trainer or a qualified mental health nurse in a quiet, well-ventilated classroom or counseling room.\n\nEach session follows a structured sequence:\n\nOpening and awareness (grounding): Participants describe their current emotional and sleep-related state.\n\nSUDS assessment (pre-test): Participants rate discomfort levels regarding sleep difficulty on a 0-10 scale.\n\nEFT tapping sequence: Guided, sleep-focused tapping targeting stress, anxiety, and sleep concerns.\n\nReflection and closing: Participants discuss emotional changes and relaxation effects post-intervention.\n\nThe EFT intervention is designed to enhance psychological resilience, promote emotional regulation, and improve overall sl",[13],"Behavioral: Emotional Freedom Techniques",{"label":15,"type":16,"description":17,"interventionNames":18},"Sham Emotional Freedom Techniques (Active Placebo Control Group)","PLACEBO_COMPARATOR","This arm involves an active placebo (sham) intervention designed to control for the non-specific effects of Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) such as attention, touch, and expectation of benefit.\n\nThe procedure mimics the structure and appearance of genuine EFT sessions but omits its core therapeutic components-specifically, tapping on energy meridian points and the use of emotionally focused affirmations. The goal is to provide a credible comparison condition that elicits similar expectations of stress and sleep improvement while lacking the specific EFT mechanisms.\n\nIntervention Details:\n\nPurpose: To simulate the general relaxation and expectancy effects of EFT without including its specific active therapeutic elements.\n\nTotal Duration: 8 weeks Session Frequency: 2 sessions per week Session Length: Approximately 45 minutes per session Setting: Quiet, comfortable classroom or consultation room Practitioner: Same instructor as in the genuine EFT group to maintain consistency",[19],"Other: PLESEBO",{"label":21,"type":22,"description":23,"interventionNames":24},"Objectives of the Control Group","NO_INTERVENTION","Isolating the Effect of the Intervention The control group helps determine whether observed improvements in perceived stress, anxiety, and sleep quality result specifically from the EFT intervention, rather than from external factors such as the passage of time, habituation, or natural recovery.\n\nDistinguishing the Placebo Effect In psychosocial and behavioral interventions, non-specific factors-such as receiving attention from a practitioner, participating in a structured activity, and the psychological expectation of improvement (\"I will get better\")-can independently produce beneficial outcomes.\n\nThe control group is used to account for and measure these placebo-related effects.Demonstrating the Natural Process In the absence of an active therapeutic intervention, the control group allows observation of how perceived stress, anxiety levels, and sleep quality naturally fluctuate or change over time.",null,[26,30],{"type":27,"name":28,"description":28,"armGroupLabels":29,"otherNames":24},"BEHAVIORAL","Emotional Freedom Techniques",[9],{"type":6,"name":31,"description":31,"armGroupLabels":32,"otherNames":24},"PLESEBO",[15],[34],{"name":35,"role":36,"phone":37,"phoneExt":24,"email":38},"Leyla sezgin, lecturer","CONTACT","+905384567396","leyla.sezgin@alparslan.edu.tr",{"type":40,"investigatorFullName":41,"investigatorTitle":42,"investigatorAffiliation":43,"oldNameTitle":24,"oldOrganization":24},"PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR","Leyla SEZGİN","Lecturer","Muş Alparslan University","100618419","eft-and-resilience-in-nursing-students-100618419",false,"NCT07331376","EFT and Resilience in Nursing Students","Improving Perceived Stress, Anxiety, and Sleep Quality Among Nursing Students: Enhancing Resilience Through Emotional Freedom Techniques","Emotional","Inclusion Criteria:\n\n* Currently enrolled in the Nursing Department at Muş Alparslan University,\n* Be 18 years of age or older,\n* Agree to participate in the study voluntarily,\n* Have no psychiatric diagnosis or regular use of psychotropic medication.\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\nStudents who do not regularly participate in the application process,\n\n* Students who do not complete the data collection forms in full,\n* Students who report physical or psychological discomfort during the EFT application process.",true,"ALL","18 Years","24 Years",{"count":57,"type":58},105,"ESTIMATED","INTERVENTIONAL",[61],"NA","The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) application on stress, anxiety, and sleep quality in nursing students.\n\nThe nursing education process can cause high levels of psychological and physiological stress in students due to many factors such as a heavy theoretical knowledge load, clinical practice stress, exam anxiety, and shift work. This situation results in increased anxiety and impaired sleep quality, thereby negatively affecting students' academic performance, clinical skills, and overall well-being.\n\nIn this context, the study aims to evaluate whether EFT, as a complementary method, is effective in reducing stress and anxiety levels in nursing students, as well as improving sleep quality.\n\nIt is believed that the results of this research will contribute to the development of alternative approaches that support psychological well-being in nursing education and will provide evidence-based data on the integration of EFT into educational programs.",[64,65,66],"Emotional Well-being","Sleep Quality","Nursing Students",[66,65,68],"Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT)","NOT_YET_RECRUITING","2025-12-30",{"date":72,"type":73},"2026-01-09","ACTUAL",{"date":75,"type":58},"2025-12-22",{"date":77,"type":58},"2026-06-20",{"name":5,"class":6}]