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NCT Number: NCT04500340

Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy of Reduction of Test Anxiety

This study will evaluate the role of Group Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in test anxiety. The study participants will be psychology undergraduates with social work and psychology majors. The students will be selected among those who score three or more in Westside Test Anxiety Scale will participate in the study. Westside Test Anxiety will be used two weeks after completion of the group Cognitive Behavioral Therapy protocol (Flaxman, Bond & Keogh. 2004). The result will be analyzed using the t-test and Cohen's d.

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Key information

Conditions

Test Anxiety

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Nepal Mega College and K and K International College

Kathmandu, Bagmati, Nepal

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Those Studying Social work and Psychology as Major subjects, Those who have scored 3 and above in Westside Test Anxiety scale

Exclusion criteria

  • Those scoring below 3 in Westside Test Anxiety Scale

Treatment and study plan

Group CBT for test anxiety

Behavioral

The cognitive-behavioral therapy protocol developed by Flaxman, Bond & Keogh (2004) will be used as the intervention protocol. This protocol consists of 10 Sessions which are provided twice a week (each group will have 10 students).

Primary outcomes

  1. Westside Test Anxiety Scale (WTAS)

    Time frame: Change from Baseline Test Anxiety Scores after completion of Group Cognitive Behavioral Therapy ( after one and half month)

    The WTAS consists of 10 items, each using a Likert response scale where 1= "Never true" and 5= "always true. Total score is divided by 10 to obtain final scores. The total score ranges from one to five. Score of 1-2.9 is considered normal test anxiety and score of 3-5 is labelled as high test anxiety.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University Grants Commission

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Test Anxiety: Pervasiveness, Link With Academic Achievement and Impact of Cognitive-behavioral Intervention in Its Reduction

Acronym: GroupCBT

Important dates

Study start
2019
Primary completion
2019
Study completion
2019
First posted
Aug 5, 2020
Registry last updated
Aug 5, 2020

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