The Effect of (ASMR) Videos on Sleep Quality and Stress Levels on Nursing Students

NCT06415513 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 23.02.2024/420449
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 87
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study was planned to evaluate the effect of Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR) videos on sleep quality and stress levels of nursing students before clinical practice.

Conditions

Students; Nursing

Keywords

Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response; anxiety; sleep

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• sleep quality

  PUKI was accepted in determining sleep quality, and in 1989 and its validity and reliability were determined (Cronbach's alpha=0.80). In our country, the validity and reliability study was carried out by Ağargün et al. (16) and the Cronbach alpha value of the scale was found to be 0.80. The scale is a four-point Likert type and contains a total of 24 questions; subjective sleep quality (component 1), sleep latency (component 2), sleep duration (component 3), habitual sleep efficiency (component 4), sleep disturbance (component 5), use of sleeping pills (component 6) and daytime dysfunction (component 3) 7) consists of 7 components. The sum of the seven component scores gives the total PUKI score. The response of each is scored between 0-3 according to symptom frequency. The total score has a value between 0-21.

  In the study, The sleep quality of the students in the intervention group was measured before the interventions and on the 8th day after the 7-day interventions. Sleep quality of the students in the control group was measured on day 1 and day 8.

• anxiety

  State - Trait Anxiety Inventory-STAI. It was developed by Spielberger et al. (1970). The scale consists of two parts: the State Anxiety Inventory and Trait Anxiety Inventory. The State Anxiety Inventory determines how the individual feels at a certain moment and under certain conditions, and the Trait Anxiety Inventory determines how the individual feels regardless of the situation and conditions. Each scale contains two types of statements with 20 items. In the state anxiety scale, the responses were evaluated with a 4-point scale (never, a little, a lot, completely). In the trait anxiety scale, the answers of the participants were measured with a 4-point scale (never, sometimes, very often, almost always). The total score value obtained from both scales varies between 20 and 80. A high score indicates a high level of anxiety and a low score indicates a low level of anxiety.

  In the study, The anxiety of the students in the intervention group was measured before the interventions and on the 8th day after the 7-day interventions. Anxiety of the students in the control group was measured on day 1 and day 8.

Study Arms (2)

intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

For 7 days, they were asked to watch ASMR videos for 20-30 minutes every evening at 22:00 before going to bed. The videos were downloaded to the student's computer or phone in advance, the student was asked to switch his/her phone to airplane mode to block the stimuli during the viewing, to watch these videos with headphones, to reduce the sounds in the room as much as possible, to lie on his/her bed and to wear comfortable clothes.

Other: ASMR

control

NO INTERVENTION

no intervention

Interventions

ASMR OTHER

We used 7 ASMR videos published on the most watched ASMR channel on the YouTube platform, in which applications such as hair combing, brushing, massaging the head are applied sequentially and repeatedly, and there is no speech.

intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Over 18 years,
• illiterate,
• volunteer to participate in the study
• First-year nursing students who have not done clinical practice before

You may not qualify if:

• have done clinical practice before

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Zonguldak Bulent Ecevit University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Ayşe Kabuk

Zonguldak, Kozlu/Zonguldak, 67100, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Related Publications (3)

• Buysse DJ, Reynolds CF 3rd, Monk TH, Berman SR, Kupfer DJ. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index: a new instrument for psychiatric practice and research. Psychiatry Res. 1989 May;28(2):193-213. doi: 10.1016/0165-1781(89)90047-4.

  PMID: 2748771 RESULT

• Stinson C, Curl ED, Hale G, Knight S, Pipkins C, Hall I, White K, Thompson N, Wright C. Mindfulness Meditation and Anxiety in Nursing Students. Nurs Educ Perspect. 2020 Jul/Aug;41(4):244-245. doi: 10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000000635.

  PMID: 32168090 RESULT

• Smejka T, Wiggs L. The effects of Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR) videos on arousal and mood in adults with and without depression and insomnia. J Affect Disord. 2022 Mar 15;301:60-67. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2021.12.015. Epub 2021 Dec 13.

  PMID: 34915083 RESULT

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Anxiety Disorders

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mental Disorders

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Asst. Prof.

Model Details: intervention group: Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response; control group: no intervention

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 10, 2024
• First Posted: May 16, 2024
• Study Start: May 11, 2024
• Primary Completion: May 29, 2024
• Study Completion: May 29, 2024
• Last Updated: May 29, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)