Effect of tDCS Along With Relaxation Technique on Anxiety Level in Students Preparing for Competitive Exams

NCT06176924 | Unknown DMC

• 1 other identifier: SPC-PA-06
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 46
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Anxiety is one of the most significant obstacles to academic success. When stress is interpreted negatively or becomes overwhelming, it causes anxiety before and during examinations, which in turn impacts students' academic performance. The difficulty in managing severely associated anxiousness enhances the demand for NIBS. It is a unique approach that has the potential to alleviate anxiety by modifying cortical excitability whereas Relaxation breaks the vicious cycle of pain caused by muscular stress, circulatory illness, and metabolic by-products alterations. The main purpose is to evaluate whether tDCS along with Relaxation technique reduces the anxiety level in competitive exam students. Total 46 students are recruited and randomly allocating in experimental and control group. The subjects in the experimental group are going to receive 9 tDCS sessions (2mA, anode placed on the DLFPC of left side and cathode on right supraorbital cortex for 20 min) along with relaxation technique. Subjects in the control group are going to receive 9 sessions of relaxation. The CSAI-2R scale is used as an Outcome Measure. Samples completed the CSAI-2R scale before and following the intervention. The data will be analyzed using SPSS 26.0 software.

Conditions

Anxiety

Keywords

Anxiety, tDCS, Relaxation, Competitive Exam Students, 2mA, CSAI-2R

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• CSAI- 2R (Competitive State Anxiety Inventory-2R)

  It is a reliable and viable scale for assessing the level of competitive anxiety. It's having 27 components, each having 4 grades ranging from 1 to 4.

  5 minutes

Study Arms (2)

Active tDCS and Relaxation technique

EXPERIMENTAL

Subjects within an experimental group had received 9 sessions of tDCS (2mA, 20 min anode placed on DLFPC of left side and cathode on supraorbital cortex of right side) along with relaxation technique.

Device: tDCS; Other: Relaxation technique

Relaxation technique

OTHER

Subjects in the control group are going to receive 9 sessions of relaxation technique

Other: Relaxation technique

Interventions

tDCS DEVICE

tDCS (2mA, 20 min anode placed on DLFPC of left side and cathode on supraorbital cortex of right side) along with relaxation technique.

Active tDCS and Relaxation technique

Relaxation technique OTHER

Relaxation technique

Active tDCS and Relaxation technique; Relaxation technique

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 15 Years - 18 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Competitive Exam students only.
• Age group between 15 years to 18 years.
• Willingness to take part in the research.

You may not qualify if:

• Non-Corporative students
• Skin irritation

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Maharishi Markendeswar University (Deemed to be University): lead

Study Sites (1)

MMIPR

Ambāla, Haryana, 133207, India

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Anxiety Disorders

Interventions

Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation; Relaxation Therapy

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mental Disorders

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Electric Stimulation Therapy; Therapeutics; Convulsive Therapy; Psychiatric Somatic Therapies; Behavioral Disciplines and Activities; Electroshock; Psychological Techniques; Mind-Body Therapies; Complementary Therapies; Behavior Therapy; Psychotherapy

Central Study Contacts

Rama Taneja

CONTACT

09518260372; ramataneja.055@gmail.com

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Effect of tDCS along with relaxation technique on anxiety level in students preparing for competitive exams: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 11, 2023
• First Posted: December 20, 2023
• Study Start: August 1, 2023
• Primary Completion: January 10, 2024
• Study Completion: February 10, 2024
• Last Updated: December 20, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-12

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

IN (1)