Randomized controlled trial of a psychotherapeutic short-term intervention to modulate test anxiety using mental images (Imagery Rescripting)

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00016644

Enrollment

Registered

2019-10-17

Start date

2019-01-03

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-12-08

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Conditions

Test anxiety

Interventions

Group 1: "Imagery Rescripting"-intervention group (consisting of 2 sessions "Imagery Rescripting" for processing test anxiety related imaginations) Pre-post survey as well as 6-month follow-up of psy

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - majority - imaginations of test situations - test anxiety or subjective excessive excitement before exams

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Age under 18 years - current psychotherapy - current participation in another (online) intervention to reduce test anxiety - severe mental disorders (severe depressive disorder, disorders of the schizophrenic type)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Reduction of test anxiety - Test anxiety questionnaire (PAF) - questionnaire for Situational Current Examination Anxiety (SPA) Time of measurement: Baseline, at the end of the second intervention session after 2 weeks and follow-up after 6 months.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Psychopathology: - Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II) Self-efficacy: - Questionnaire for general self-efficacy (WIRKALL_r) Imaginations: - Impact of Future Events Scale (IFES)	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactJulia Kröner

Christophsbad Goeppingen

julia.kroener@uni-ulm.de07161-6018672

Outcome results

None listed

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