Clinical Research Directory

Inclusion Criteria: * Being enrolled in a nursing program, * Being 18 years of age or older * Having had a regular menstrual cycle within the last six months * Experiencing primary dysmenorrhea during the last three menstrual cycles * Reporting moderate to severe pain according to the Visual Analog Scale (VAS: 4-10) * Voluntary participation in the study * Providing written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Having a diagnosed gynecological disease that may cause secondary dysmenorrhea (endometriosis, adenomyosis, uterine fibroids, pelvic inflammatory disease, etc.) * Having chronic pain syndrome * Receiving regular treatment or taking psychiatric medication due to a psychiatric diagnosis * Applying another pharmacological or non-pharmacological intervention that may affect pain perception during the research process, * Taking the course Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health Nursing • Receiving/having received emotional freedom technique training, * Having previously received training in this technique or regularly using it * Having a cognitive or sensory problem that prevents communication or completing data collection forms * Not completing the application protocol * Incomplete completion of data collection forms * Wishing to withdraw from the research