Reducing Test Anxiety in High School Students

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

School-age test anxiety is an important risk factor for school performance. Notwithstanding, few studies seek to identify which strategies are effective in improving test anxiety. This study aimed to test whether a cognitive-behavioural intervention for high school students could significantly reduce test anxiety. A two-arm, cluster-randomized controlled, unblinded, parallel, trial was conducted. Participants were students of the 10th year of the Alves Martins High School in Viseu, Portugal. Students were randomized at class level to receive a cognitive-behavioural-based intervention combined with mindfulness, psychoeducation, and relaxation techniques, or to a control group with no intervention. Participants' anxiety levels were measured using the Test Anxiety Questionnaire. The analysis of the effect of the intervention was carried out on an intention-to-treat basis at the class level, using multilevel mixed effects models and Bayesian modelling.

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Clinical Trial Details

NCT number	NCT05481099
Study type	Interventional
Source	Agrupamento de Centros de Saúde de Dão Lafões
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Status	Completed
Phase	N/A
Start date	December 1, 2019
Completion date	March 10, 2020

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