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

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Anxiety
• Interventions: Device: tDCS; Other: Relaxation technique

• Registration Number: NCT06176924
• Lead Sponsor: Maharishi Markendeswar University (Deemed to be University)

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.

Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-08-01
• Status Verified: 2023-12
• Study First Submitted: 2023-12-11
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-12-19
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-12-19
• Study First Posted: 2023-12-20
• Last Update Posted: 2023-12-20
• Primary Completion: 2024-01-10
• Study Completion: 2024-02-10

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 46

Inclusion Criteria

• Both male and female students.

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

Exclusion Criteria

• Seizure disorder

• Non-Corporative students
• Skin irritation

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Active tDCS and Relaxation technique	tDCS	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.
Relaxation technique	Relaxation technique	Subjects in the control group are going to receive 9 sessions of relaxation technique
Active tDCS and Relaxation technique	Relaxation technique	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.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
CSAI- 2R (Competitive State Anxiety Inventory-2R)	5 minutes	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.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

MMIPR; 🇮🇳 Ambala, Haryana, India