Bilazarian, R., Hux, M. · International Journal of Healing and Caring · 2020
For the 39 participants with pain as the presenting issue, average intensity dropped from 5.5 to 1.56 (70% reduction, p<0.0001) after 3 rounds of the Brief Energy Correction (BEC-6); for the 36 participants with emotional upsets, average intensity dropped from 6.1 to 0.9 (85% reduction, p<0.0001), all within a roughly 90-second self-administered virtual demonstration.
If findings like these hold up in larger trials, the promise is simple: a low-cost, self-administered tool that could reach people struggling with other physical conditions who can't easily access traditional care — at home, between appointments, or where there aren't enough clinicians to go around.
The natural next step: a head-to-head trial against an established treatment like CBT, and a randomized controlled design.
| Design | Outcome study |
|---|---|
| Participants | 75 people |
| Population | conference attendees reporting current pain or psychological upset (average age 60, 92% female) at an annual meridian-based, mind-body, psychological conference |
| Outcome measures | Subjective Units of Distress (SUDS) scale |
| Journal | International Journal of Healing and Caring |
| Year | 2020 |
| Language | English |
| Method | EFT / tapping |
| Publication type | Study / trial |
| Verification | ✓ Confirmed against the primary source |
Bilazarian, R., & Hux, M. (2020). Rapid group treatment of pain and upsets with the Brief Energy Correction. International Journal of Healing and Caring.
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