Test AnxietyNCT06279117
The Effect of Therapeutic Touch on Exam Anxiety
A study testing therapeutic touch in people with Test Anxiety, run by Dokuz Eylul University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
Trial summary
Aim: This study was planned to determine the effect of therapeutic touch applied to nursing students on test anxiety. Method: Students who met the inclusion criteria were divided into therapeutic touch and control groups using the randomization method. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 30 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Test Anxiety
- What is being tested?
- therapeutic touch
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 46 participants
- Where
- 1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
- Study dates
- 15 Jan 2024to 18 May 2024
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 to 30 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult
Who may be able to join
- To be over 18 years of age,
- To know Turkish and to agree to participate in the research
- Being a fourth year nursing student
- Not having received any energy therapy (reiki, therapeutic touch) before
Who cannot join
- Presence of existing psychiatric illness,
- Using anxiolytic and antidepressant medications
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: The Effect of Therapeutic Touch Applied to Nursing Students on Exam Anxiety
Aim: This study was planned to determine the effect of therapeutic touch applied to nursing students on test anxiety.
Method: Students who met the inclusion criteria were divided into therapeutic touch and control groups using the randomization method. After the groups were determined, the students filled out the Introductory Information Form and the State Exam Anxiety Scale. 30 minutes before the exam, therapeutic touch was applied to each of the students, who were divided into groups, for 20 minutes. No application was made to the control group, and they were told to wait in the classroom where the group was waiting as they wished.Immediately after the application was completed, the scale was re-applied to both groups.
Read the detailed description
Test anxiety is a condition that has cognitive, emotional and physiological aspects and causes unwanted and disturbing emotions during the exam. It can inhibit the mental perception needed to do well on an exam, as well as the clear thinking skills and memory needed to study effectively.The person may feel anxious, worthless or disorganized, experience rapid heartbeat, headaches and stress; They may compare themselves with their peers due to test anxiety. Test anxiety can hinder educational success and negatively impact students' skill development and academic performance. Nursing education is a highly stressful process that includes theoretical and practical learning and teaching experiences. This situation further increases students' anxiety levels. Studies have found that nursing students' test anxiety is higher than other university students.I t is known that many complementary methods are used to reduce anxiety. Therapeutic touch, which is one of the energy-based practices, is one of them.
When the literature is examined, it can be seen that therapeutic touch has been studied on symptoms such as anxiety, fatigue, sleep quality, comfort and pain in different sample groups, but there is no study on test anxiety.Therefore, this study was planned to determine the effect of therapeutic touch applied to nursing students on test anxiety.
- Conditions
- Test Anxiety
- Being tested
- therapeutic touch
- Keywords
- therapeutic touch, nursing care, test anxiety
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
therapeutic touchBehavioural
Individuals who undergo therapeutic touch will receive therapeutic touch for 20 minutes 30 minutes before the exam.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Therapeutic touch group | Experimental | Individuals who undergo therapeutic touch will receive therapeutic touch for 20 minutes 30 minutes before the exam. Receives: Behavioral: therapeutic touch |
| control group | No intervention | No treatment will be performed on individuals in the control group. |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Text Anxiety
Comparison of test anxiety results of therapeutic touch group and control group. The students' test anxiety score data were collected by the State Test Anxiety Scale.
It is a 22-item scale. The scores in the inventory range from 22 to 88. Higher points show a higher level of anxiety.
Measured: Individuals in the therapeutic touch and control groups will be measured as a baseline before the application.
Text Anxiety
Comparison of test anxiety results of therapeutic touch group and control group. The students' test anxiety score data were collected by the State Test Anxiety Scale.
It is a 22-item scale. The scores in the inventory range from 22 to 88. Higher points show a higher level of anxiety.
Measured: After the therapeutic touch is completed, individuals in both groups will be measured again within an average of 10 minutes.
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted26 Feb 2024
- Study start15 Jan 2024
- Primary completion15 May 2024
- Study completion18 May 2024
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Test AnxietyStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Model description
- Randomised controlled clinical trial
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Participant
- Enrolment
- 46 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Dokuz Eylul University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Gizem Göktuna, Dokuz Eylul University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06279117
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 2023/9/8
- Status last verified
- May 2024
- First submitted
- 18 Feb 2024
- Last updated
- 21 May 2024
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 21 May 2024. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- The Effect of Therapeutic Touch Applied to Nursing Students on Exam Anxiety
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06279117
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 2023/9/8
- Conditions
- Test Anxiety
- Keywords
- therapeutic touch, nursing care, test anxiety
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 46 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Dokuz Eylul UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 15 Jan 2024 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 15 May 2024 (actual)
- Study completion
- 18 May 2024 (actual)
- First posted
- 26 Feb 2024 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Aim: This study was planned to determine the effect of therapeutic touch applied to nursing students on test anxiety.
Method: Students who met the inclusion criteria were divided into therapeutic touch and control groups using the randomization method. After the groups were determined, the students filled out the Introductory Information Form and the State Exam Anxiety Scale. 30 minutes before the exam, therapeutic touch was applied to each of the students, who were divided into groups, for 20 minutes. No application was made to the control group, and they were told to wait in the classroom where the group was waiting as they wished.Immediately after the application was completed, the scale was re-applied to both groups.
Detailed description
Test anxiety is a condition that has cognitive, emotional and physiological aspects and causes unwanted and disturbing emotions during the exam. It can inhibit the mental perception needed to do well on an exam, as well as the clear thinking skills and memory needed to study effectively.The person may feel anxious, worthless or disorganized, experience rapid heartbeat, headaches and stress; They may compare themselves with their peers due to test anxiety. Test anxiety can hinder educational success and negatively impact students' skill development and academic performance. Nursing education is a highly stressful process that includes theoretical and practical learning and teaching experiences. This situation further increases students' anxiety levels. Studies have found that nursing students' test anxiety is higher than other university students.I t is known that many complementary methods are used to reduce anxiety. Therapeutic touch, which is one of the energy-based practices, is one of them.
When the literature is examined, it can be seen that therapeutic touch has been studied on symptoms such as anxiety, fatigue, sleep quality, comfort and pain in different sample groups, but there is no study on test anxiety.Therefore, this study was planned to determine the effect of therapeutic touch applied to nursing students on test anxiety.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (participant)
- Number of arms
- 2
- Model description
- Randomised controlled clinical trial
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Therapeutic touch group | Experimental | Behavioral: therapeutic touchIndividuals who undergo therapeutic touch will receive therapeutic touch for 20 minutes 30 minutes before the exam. |
| control group | No intervention | –No treatment will be performed on individuals in the control group. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 30 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult
Key inclusion criteria (4 listed)
- To be over 18 years of age,
- To know Turkish and to agree to participate in the research
- Being a fourth year nursing student
- Not having received any energy therapy (reiki, therapeutic touch) before
Key exclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Presence of existing psychiatric illness,
- Using anxiolytic and antidepressant medications
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| therapeutic touchIndividuals who undergo therapeutic touch will receive therapeutic touch for 20 minutes 30 minutes before the exam. | Behavioural | Therapeutic touch group |
Primary outcome
Text Anxiety
Time frame: Individuals in the therapeutic touch and control groups will be measured as a baseline before the application.
Comparison of test anxiety results of therapeutic touch group and control group. The students' test anxiety score data were collected by the State Test Anxiety Scale. It is a 22-item scale. The scores in the inventory range from 22 to 88. Higher points show a higher level of anxiety.
Text Anxiety
Time frame: After the therapeutic touch is completed, individuals in both groups will be measured again within an average of 10 minutes.
Comparison of test anxiety results of therapeutic touch group and control group. The students' test anxiety score data were collected by the State Test Anxiety Scale. It is a 22-item scale. The scores in the inventory range from 22 to 88. Higher points show a higher level of anxiety.
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 21 May 2024.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
The record lists no contact. Use the official record to reach the sponsor.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing therapeutic touch in people with Test Anxiety, run by Dokuz Eylul University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 21 May 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye). Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Text Anxiety (time frame: Individuals in the therapeutic touch and control groups will be measured as a baseline before the application.). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 21 May 2024; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 7 Nov 2026.