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NCT Number: NCT07234006

Neurofeedback-mindfulness Techniques on Anxiety, Stress, and Academic Performance of Nursing Students

In today's society, anxiety and stress are prevalent emotional responses in mental health globally, significantly affecting students' well-being and academic performance. In particular, undergraduate nursing students face high levels of these problems due to the heavy academic workload and demands of their training, especially during exam periods. The need for concentration, emotional management, and decision-making under pressure contribute to the prevalence of these disorders, impacting both their quality of life and academic performance.

Despite the existence of multiple strategies and techniques for managing these issues, it is still necessary to continue exploring innovative alternatives that complement traditional interventions. For this reason, this project aims to evaluate the effectiveness of mindfulness-neurofeedback as a treatment to reduce stress and anxiety in nursing students, with the goal of providing scientific evidence on this intervention. This brain training technique is presented as a promising option, based on the modulation of brain activity, with the potential to improve emotional regulation and concentration in the educational setting.

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Key information

Conditions

Anxiety Academic Performance Anxiety Disorders Mental Disorders Stress

Age range

18 year–45 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Faculty of Nursing

Salamanca, Spain

Location status: Recruiting

Location contact

Jose I Recio-Rodriguez

CONTACT

650330694

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Students enrolled in the nursing degree at the University of Salamanca
  • Aged between 18 and 45 years
  • Willing to voluntarily participate in the study and sign the informed consent form.

Exclusion criteria

  • History of serious psychiatric disorders in the 6 months prior to inclusion in the study.

Treatment and study plan

NEUROFEEDBACK-MINDFULNESS

Behavioral

The Neurofeedback-Assisted Mindfulness Training sessions will be given to the intervention group participants after randomization. Each session will vary in length depending on the session, but will last a maximum of 20 minutes.

A total of 20 sessions will be held at the participant's home, preferably in the afternoon, at a rate of 5 sessions per week for 4 weeks after randomization. The organization of the sessions is described in the following table of this study's protocol.

No intervention

Other

No intervention

Primary outcomes

  1. Change from Baseline in the Mean of the Depression, anxiety and stress scale at 4 weeks

    Time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 4 weeks

    Zero is equivalent to no symptoms and 63 indicates the worst possible symptoms

  2. Change from Baseline in the Mean Academic performance score at 4 weeks

    Time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 4 weeks

    Zero is equivalent to the best academic performance and 40 indicates the worst academic performance

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

José Ignacio Recio Rodriguez, Doctor

CONTACT

[email protected]

+34650330694

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Salamanca

Other

Registry information

Official study title

EFFECT OF NEUROFEEDBACK-MINDFULNESS TECHNIQUES ON ANXIETY, STRESS, AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF NURSING STUDENTS

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2026
First posted
Nov 18, 2025
Registry last updated
Feb 9, 2026

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