Tapping away the fear: EFT tested in rare bile duct cancer

NCT ID NCT00737399

Ongoing Symptom relief Sponsor: Soul Medicine Institute Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This early-phase study looks at whether Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) — a practice that combines tapping on acupressure points with counseling — can reduce anxiety, depression, pain, and insomnia in people with cholangiocarcinoma, a rare and aggressive bile duct cancer. Fourteen participants learn EFT through phone and online group coaching sessions over eight weeks. Their symptoms are tracked before, during, and up to a year after the coaching.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) coaching
What this could lead to: If it works, this could point toward a low-risk way to improve emotional well-being and quality of life for people with advanced cancer.
What could go wrong: This is a very small, early-phase study with only 14 participants and no control group, so results may not be reliable or apply to others. The intervention is behavioral, not a medical treatment.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

anxiety disorder cholangiocarcinoma Depression depressive disorder insomnia neoplasm Pain

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

DEPRESSION

Contacts and locations

Locations

Soul Medicine Institute

Santa Rosa, California, 95403, United States

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