Hypnotherapy vs. progressive muscle relaxation on reducing test anxiety and attentional bias

Effects of hypnotherapy vs. progressive muscle relaxation on reducing test anxiety and attentional bias: a randomized controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Early Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

ChiCTR

Registry ID

ChiCTR1900025058

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2019-08-09

Start date

2018-03-12

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-12-16

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Conditions

test anxiety

Interventions

hypnosis:hypnotherapy

PMR group:progressive muscle relaxation

control group:no intervention

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The Test Anxiety Scale (TAS) is higher than 20.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: The therapist conducted a semi-structured interview to ensure that all participants did not have a history of psychiatric or neurological disease, or a current major psychiatric disorder.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
test anxiety scores;attentional bias scores;	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
state-trait anxiety inventory;	—

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactXiaoming Li

Department of Medical Psychology, Anhui Medical College

psyxiaoming@126.com+86 0551-65161249

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026