Effect of Emotional Freedom Technique and Diaphragmatic Breathing on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT00514956

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Official title

Effect of Emotional Freedom Technique and Diaphragmatic Breathing on PTSD

Brief summary

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A great many soldiers are returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Clinical experience with many people has shown the effectiveness of the techniques of Energy Psychology for rapidly alleviating PTSD symptoms. The study proposes to determine whether a very brief course of treatment (3 sessions) with a common form of Energy Psychology called Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) has an effect on the stress biochemistry of subjects, by measuring their levels of stress hormones (cortisol, DHEA) before and after treatment.

Study identification

NCT ID: NCT00514956
Recruitment status: Completed
Study type: Interventional
Phase: Phase 1
Lead sponsor: Soul Medicine Institute; Other
Enrollment: 12 participants

Conditions and interventions

Conditions

Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic

Interventions

Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) Behavioral

Behavioral

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range: 18 Years to 70 Years
Sex: All
Healthy volunteers: Accepts healthy volunteers

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Study timeline

Start date: Sep 2007 (Type not available)
Primary completion: Jan 2009 (Actual)
Completion: Jan 2009 (Actual)
Last update posted: Sep 22, 2009

2007 – 2009

United States locations

U.S. sites: 2
U.S. states: 1
U.S. cities: 2

Facility	City	State	ZIP	Site status
Marshall University Medical School	Charleston	West Virginia	—	—
Marshall University, Joan Edwards School of Medicine	Huntington	West Virginia	25701	—

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