Clinical trial · Interventional
Effectiveness of Group and Individual Training in EFT for Patients in Remission From Melanoma
Effectiveness of Group and Individual Training in Emotional Freedom Techniques for Patients in Remission From Melanoma
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
Serious medical diagnosis frequently induce fear focused on specific anticipations or generalized anxiety, along with uncertainty, insecurity, and disorientation. Other emotions such as anger, depression, hopelessness, shame, or grief may also become involved following a serious diagnosis. The adverse impact of stress on health and immune function is well-established, as well as its link to depression and anxiety. Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) has demonstrated efficacy in treating anxiety, depression, and PTSD. This study tests its effectiveness in reducing negative emotional symptoms in general, and fear of recurrence in particular, among individuals previously diagnosed with melanoma and currently in remission.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melanoma (Skin) | Melanoma | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.85 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (3)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Individual EFT Therapy
- description
- Personal EFT instruction and practice group
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Group EFT Therapy
- description
- Group EFT instruction and practice group
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT)
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Wait List
- description
- Wait list control group
Primary outcomes (2)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Melanoma diagnosis over six months prior to the study; confirmed by clinical, dermoscopic examination and pathology results Exclusion Criteria: * In active treatment for melanoma * schizophrenia * epilepsy * other malignant disease
References
Publications (1)
- RESULTLazarov A, Church D, Shidlo N, Benyamini Y. The Effectiveness of Group and Individual Training in Emotional Freedom Techniques for Patients in Remission from Melanoma: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Healthcare (Basel). 2025 Jun 13;13(12):1420. doi: 10.3390/healthcare13121420. PMID 40565447