The Effect of Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) in Smoke... | NCT00981396

Studies
The Effect of Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) in Smokers Failing a Smoking Cessation Program

NCT00981396

Sponsor

Soul Medicine Institute

Status

Recruiting

Last Update Posted

Apr 27, 2026Actual

Enrollment

40Estimated

Phase

Early Phase 1

Conditions

Smoking

Interventions

EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques)
CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy)

Countries

United Kingdom

Protocol Section

Identification Module Status Module Sponsor/Collaborators Module Oversight Module Description Module Conditions Module Design Module Arms/Interventions Module Outcomes Module Eligibility Module Contacts/Locations Module References Module IPD Sharing Statement Module

Results Section

Participant Flow Module Baseline Characteristics Module Outcome Measures Module Adverse Events Module More Info Module

Annotation Section

Annotation Module

Document Section

Large Document Module

Derived Section

Miscellaneous Info Module Condition Browse Module Intervention Browse Module

Protocol Section

Identification Module

NCT ID

Results Section

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Annotation Section

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Document Section

No data available

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Derived Section

Miscellaneous Info Module

Version Holder

Status Module

Record Verification Date

Apr 2026

Overall Recruitment Status or Expanded Access Status

Recruiting

Last Known Status

Not provided

Delayed Posting

Not provided

Why Stopped

Not provided

Expanded Access Info

Start Date

Sep 20, 2009Actual

Primary Completion Date

Dec 31, 2027Estimated

Completion Date

Dec 31, 2027Estimated

First Submitted Date

Sep 19, 2009

First Submission Date that Met QC Criteria

Sep 21, 2009

First Posted Date

Sep 22, 2009Estimated

Results Waived

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Results First Submitted Date

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Results First Submitted that Met QC Criteria

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Results First Posted Date

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Certification/Extension (aka Delayed Results) First Submitted Date

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Certification/Extension First Submitted that Passed QC Review

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Certification/Extension First Posted Date

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Last Update Submitted Date

Apr 22, 2026

Last Update Posted Date

Apr 27, 2026Actual

Oversight Module

Has Data Monitoring Committee (DMC)

Is FDA Regulated Drug

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Is FDA Regulated Device

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Is Unapproved Device

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Pediatric Postmarket Surveillance of a Device Product

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Product Exported from US

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FDAAA801 Violation

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Description Module

Brief Summary

The National Health Service (NHS) stop smoking service at the Central Lancashire NHS Trust serves a diverse population of smokers, with a very good quit rate and high standards. However, clinical experience predicts that some clients are unlikely to succeed through the NHS smoking cessation program. This special population has difficulty quitting for a variety of reasons. Some relapse over the course of the following two years and return repeatedly to the service. Others, for instance those with health problems, may be highly motivated to quit, but unable to resist their cravings. The purpose of this study is to determine if EFT makes a difference in quit rates with the most challenging population of clients.

Detailed Description

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Design Module

Study Type

Interventional

Number of References to an Expanded Access Study

Not provided

Expanded Access Types

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Patient Registry

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Target Follow-Up Duration

Not provided

Phases

Early Phase 1

Interventional Study Design

Allocation

Biospecimen

No data available

No data is available for this block.

Enrollment

40Estimated

Arms/Interventions Module

Arm Groups

Label	Type	Description	Intervention Names
CBT	Active Comparator	Cognitive Behavioral Therapy	Behavioral: CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy)
EFT	Experimental	Emotional Freedom Techniques, a novel but efficacious stress-reduction technique	Behavioral: EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques)

Interventions

Name	Type	Description	Arm Group Labels	Other Names
EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques)	Behavioral	EFT is a brief but efficacious stress-reduction intervention. It combines exposure, cognitive structuring, and somatic stimulation.

Outcomes Module

Primary Outcomes

Measure	Description	Time Frame
Quit rate		treatment period

Secondary Outcomes

Measure	Description	Time Frame
Psychological symptoms and physiological symptoms	Symptoms and smoking 3, 6 and 12 months post-intervention	Three, 6, and 12 months after intervention

Other Outcomes

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Eligibility Module

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

High anxiety related to the quit attempt
Cravings which sabotage the quit attempt
Low confidence at their ability to quit and remain quit

Exclusion Criteria:

None, all NHS clients are eligible

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sex

All

Sex/Gender Based

Not provided

Sex/Gender Description

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Minimum Age

12 Years

Maximum Age

99 Years

Standard Ages

ChildAdultOlder Adult

Study Population

Not provided

Sampling Method

Not provided

Contacts/Locations Module

Central Contacts

Name	Role	Phone	Extension	Email
Joan Draper, LPC	Contact	01695 588000		joan.draper@btinternet.com
Dawson Church	Contact	707 237 6951		dawsonchurch@gmail.com

Overall Officials

Name	Affiliation	Role
Dawson Church, PhD	Soul Medicine Institute	Principal Investigator

Locations

Facility	Status	City	State	ZIP	Country	Contacts
NHS Central Lancashire Primary Care Trust	Recruiting	Ormskirk	Lancashire	L39 2JW	United Kingdom

Condition Browse Module

MeSH Terms

ID	Term
D012907	Smoking
D003117	Color Vision Defects
D014947	Wounds and Injuries

Ancestor Terms

ID	Term
D001519	Behavior
D014786	Vision Disorders
D012678	Sensation Disorders
D009461	Neurologic Manifestations

Browse Leaves

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Browse Branches

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Intervention Browse Module

MeSH Terms

ID	Term
D015928	Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Ancestor Terms

ID	Term
D001521	Behavior Therapy
D011613	Psychotherapy
D004191	Behavioral Disciplines and Activities

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