A one-page overview of the peer-reviewed research, prepared for discussion with a healthcare provider. The Tapping Evidence Base · July 2026
| Study | Design | Journal | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown, et al. (2025)
90 COPD inpatients with anxiety (AIR-C >=8) and depression (SDS >53) were randomized to routine care (n=45) or routine care plus… | Randomized trial, N=90 | Preventive Medicine Reports | |
| Qi, W., Xinyi, Y. et al. (2024)
70 older adults living with HIV at the Nanjing Public Health Medical Center were randomized to 2 weeks of daily 15-20 minute EFT… | Randomized trial, N=70 | AIDS Research and Therapy | Cohen's d = -1.81 |
| Tang, X., Wang, L. et al. (2023)
66 hemodialysis patients with sleep problems were randomized to a 12-week EFT intervention or control; the EFT group showed… | Randomized trial, N=66 | Geriatric Nursing | |
| Özcan, H., Meşedüzü, M. et al. (2025)
In 64 students randomized to two EFT sessions four weeks apart versus no intervention, the EFT group improved significantly more… | Randomized trial, N=64 | Explore (New York, N.Y.) | |
| Souilm, N., et al. (2022)
60 elderly patients were randomized equally to EFT-Insomnia (EFT-I) or sleep hygiene education (SHE); both groups significantly… | Randomized trial, N=60 | Scientific Reports | Cohen's d = 0.54 |
| Lee, J.H., Chung, S.Y. et al. (2015)
In 20 elderly women (mean age 80) randomized to group EFT-I or Sleep Hygiene Education across eight 1-hour sessions, EFT was… | Randomized trial, N=20 | Energy Psychology Journal | |
| Kalroozi, F., et al. (2022)
Sleep quality and happiness scores improved significantly immediately after and one month after the EFT intervention in both… | Controlled trial, N=133 | Perspectives in Psychiatric Care | |
| Zheng, D., Xiao, W. et al. (2025)
58 cancer patients were allocated by ward (not individually randomized, though the paper labels itself an RCT) to 4 weeks of EFT… | Controlled trial, N=58 | Medicine (Baltimore) | Cohen's d = -2.99 |