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NCT Number: NCT06415513

The Effect of (ASMR) Videos on Sleep Quality and Stress Levels on Nursing Students

This study was planned to evaluate the effect of Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR) videos on sleep quality and stress levels of nursing students before clinical practice.

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Key information

Conditions

Students Anxiety Disorders Mental Disorders Nursing

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Ayşe Kabuk

Zonguldak, Kozlu/Zonguldak, 67100, Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR) is a physiological phenomenon that describes a tingling sensation caused by specific visual and auditory triggers, usually starting on the scalp and travelling down the body. These trigger stimuli are often socially intimate in nature and often involve repetition of movements and/or sounds.

According to studies conducted among university students, it is generally stated that university students have poor sleep quality and sleep inadequately. Negative impact on students' sleep quality is a factor that causes them to experience stress. Nursing students are faced with an important source of stress due to the various situations they encounter in the education and practice processes. Although clinical education offers rich opportunities to gain hands-on experience, it is reported that the clinical component of nursing education provides the highest source of stress for nursing students.

This study was planned to evaluate the effect of Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR) videos on sleep quality and stress levels of nursing students before clinical practice.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Over 18 years,
  • illiterate,
  • volunteer to participate in the study
  • First-year nursing students who have not done clinical practice before

Exclusion criteria

  • have done clinical practice before

Treatment and study plan

ASMR

Other

We used 7 ASMR videos published on the most watched ASMR channel on the YouTube platform, in which applications such as hair combing, brushing, massaging the head are applied sequentially and repeatedly, and there is no speech.

Primary outcomes

  1. sleep quality

    Time frame: In the study, The sleep quality of the students in the intervention group was measured before the interventions and on the 8th day after the 7-day interventions. Sleep quality of the students in the control group was measured on day 1 and day 8.

    PUKI was accepted in determining sleep quality, and in 1989 and its validity and reliability were determined (Cronbach's alpha=0.80). In our country, the validity and reliability study was carried out by Ağargün et al. (16) and the Cronbach alpha value of the scale was found to be 0.80. The scale is a four-point Likert type and contains a total of 24 questions; subjective sleep quality (component 1), sleep latency (component 2), sleep duration (component 3), habitual sleep efficiency (component 4), sleep disturbance (component 5), use of sleeping pills (component 6) and daytime dysfunction (component 3) 7) consists of 7 components. The sum of the seven component scores gives the total PUKI score. The response of each is scored between 0-3 according to symptom frequency. The total score has a value between 0-21.

  2. anxiety

    Time frame: In the study, The anxiety of the students in the intervention group was measured before the interventions and on the 8th day after the 7-day interventions. Anxiety of the students in the control group was measured on day 1 and day 8.

    State - Trait Anxiety Inventory-STAI. It was developed by Spielberger et al. (1970). The scale consists of two parts: the State Anxiety Inventory and Trait Anxiety Inventory. The State Anxiety Inventory determines how the individual feels at a certain moment and under certain conditions, and the Trait Anxiety Inventory determines how the individual feels regardless of the situation and conditions. Each scale contains two types of statements with 20 items. In the state anxiety scale, the responses were evaluated with a 4-point scale (never, a little, a lot, completely). In the trait anxiety scale, the answers of the participants were measured with a 4-point scale (never, sometimes, very often, almost always). The total score value obtained from both scales varies between 20 and 80. A high score indicates a high level of anxiety and a low score indicates a low level of anxiety.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Zonguldak Bulent Ecevit University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

The Effect of Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR) Videos on Sleep Quality and Stress Levels of Nursing Students Before First Clinical Practice

Important dates

Study start
2024
Primary completion
2024
Study completion
2024
First posted
May 16, 2024
Registry last updated
May 29, 2025

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