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

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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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.

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

Conditions
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Anxiety

Intervention / Treatment
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* Device: tDCS
* Other: Relaxation technique


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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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

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 15 Years
Maximum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Treatment
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Active tDCS and Relaxation technique<br>Subjects within an experimental group had received 9 sessions of tDCS (2mA, 20 min anode placed on DLFPC of left side and cathode on supraorbital cortex of right side) along with relaxation technique. | Device: tDCS<br>* tDCS (2mA, 20 min anode placed on DLFPC of left side and cathode on supraorbital cortex of right side) along with relaxation technique.<br>Other: Relaxation technique<br>* Relaxation technique<br>|
| Other: Relaxation technique<br>Subjects in the control group are going to receive 9 sessions of relaxation technique | Other: Relaxation technique<br>* Relaxation technique<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CSAI- 2R (Competitive State Anxiety Inventory-2R) | 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. | 5 minutes | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Anxiety, tDCS, Relaxation, Competitive Exam Students, 2mA, CSAI-2R