Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Test Anxiety

• Sponsor: Artvin Coruh University (Other)
• Overall Status: Recruiting
• CT.gov ID: NCT05665933
• Collaborator: (none)
• Enrollment: 60
• Locations: 2
• Arms: 2
• Anticipated Duration (Months): 7
• Patients Per Site: 30
• Patients Per Site Per Month: 4.3

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of acceptance and commitment therapy-based psychoeducation on test anxiety, study skills and psychological flexibility on adolescents. test anxiety scale, study skills scale and psychological flexibility scale are data collection tools. The pretest-posttest is a randomized controlled trial. Experimental and control groups were formed. A 6-week psychoeducation will be applied to the experimental group.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Therapy, Directly Observed	Behavioral: ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY-BASED PSYCOEDUCATION	N/A

Detailed Description

The aim of this study is to determine the effect of acceptance and commitment therapy-based psychoeducation given to adolescents on test anxiety, study skills and psychological flexibility.The research was designed as a randomized controlled study with pretest, posttest, experimental and control groups aiming to examine the results of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) based psychoeducation for test anxiety and study skills. The number of effects of the study was targeted by the randomization method among the adolescents who met the inclusion criteria and accepted the application. In the power analysis, the evaluation of the number of increase is aimed at 0.05 aggression level at the 95% confidence interval, and 52 adolescents, 26 experimental and 26 control groups, to reach 80% power. Randomization methods were used so that individuals could be assigned to the experimental groups with equal chance, similar to the scores they obtained from the laboratory test anxiety periods. 52 adolescents who met the clinical research criteria for randomization were divided into 2 groups using the irregular numbers table, this group was named as the experimental and control groups by drawing lots. The group that came out first in the lottery at this stage was accepted as the experimental group. Psychoeducation is planned to be held between December 2022 and February 2023.

Study Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Anticipated Enrollment: 60 participants
• Allocation: Randomized
• Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment
• Intervention Model Description: randomized controlled trial with pretest posttest, experimental and control groupsrandomized controlled trial with pretest posttest, experimental and control groups
• Masking: Single (Outcomes Assessor)
• Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
• Official Title: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Test Anxiety in Adolescents
• Actual Study Start Date: Dec 1, 2022
• Actual Primary Completion Date: Dec 15, 2022
• Anticipated Study Completion Date: Jul 1, 2023

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: THE EFFECT OF ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY-BASED PSYCOEDUCATION PSYCHOEDUCATION PROGRAM Total Duration: 6 Weeks Session Duration: 90 min Frequency: 1 day per week Number of People: 30	Behavioral: ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY-BASED PSYCOEDUCATION; Total Duration: 6 Weeks Session Duration: 90 min Frequency: 1 day per week Number of People: 30
No Intervention: THE EFFECT OF ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY-BASED PSYCOEDUCATION ON EXAM ANXIETY IN ADOLESCENTS Similar training will be provided after the study is completed. Number of People: 30

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

1. Change of Exam Anxiety Scale Total Score [6 weeks]

   Change in test anxiety scale at the end of 6 weeks. The highest score from the test anxiety scale is 80 and the lowest score is 20. A high score defines high anxiety.

2. Change study skills in adolescents. [6 weeks]

   Change in test study skills scale.A maximum of 165 and a minimum of 55 points are obtained from the study skills scale. A high score defines the ability to study effectively.

Secondary Outcome Measures

1. Change the level of psychological flexibility [6 weeks]

   Change in test psychological flexibility. A maximum of 196 and a minimum of 28 points are obtained from the psychological flexibility scale. A higher score reflects higher psychological flexibility.

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: N/A and Older
• Sexes Eligible for Study: All
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Inclusion Criteria:

• Students' willingness to participate in research

• Students being 11th graders

• Getting a score of 50 or more on the test anxiety scale

Exclusion Criteria:

• Any degree of cognitive decline or impairment

• Presence of depressive disorder

• Presence of serious psychiatric disorder

• Being under treatment for a psychiatric condition

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	ArtvinCoruhU	Artvın	Center	Turkey
2	ArtvinCoruhU	Artvın		Turkey

Sponsors and Collaborators

• Artvin Coruh University

Investigators

• Study Director: Kübra Tan, https://www.artvin.edu.tr/kubra-tan

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

• Responsible Party: Kubra Tan, Lecturer, Artvin Coruh University
• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05665933
• Other Study ID Numbers: Artvin Coruh U
• First Posted: Dec 27, 2022
• Last Update Posted: Jan 5, 2023
• Last Verified: Jan 1, 2023

• Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: No
• Plan to Share IPD: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: No
• Keywords provided by Kubra Tan, Lecturer, Artvin Coruh University: acceptance and commitment therapy; test anxiety; study skills; psychological flexibility
• Additional relevant MeSH terms: Anxiety Disorders

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Jan 5, 2023