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

Effect of tDCS Along With Relaxation Technique on Anxiety Level in Students Preparing for Competitive Exams: A Randomized Controlled Trail

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT06176924

Enrollment

Registered

2023-12-20

Start date

2023-08-01

Completion date

2024-02-10

Last updated

2023-12-20

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Conditions

Anxiety

Keywords

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

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.

Interventions

DEVICEtDCS

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

OTHERRelaxation technique

Relaxation technique

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE (Subject, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

15 Years to 18 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

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

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
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.

Countries

India

Contacts

Primary ContactRama Taneja

ramataneja.055@gmail.com09518260372

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026