Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy of Reduction of Test Anxiety (GroupCBT)
Primary Purpose
Test Anxiety
Status
Completed
Phase
Not Applicable
Locations
Nepal
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Group CBT for test anxiety
Sponsored by
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Test Anxiety
Eligibility Criteria
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
Sites / Locations
- Nepal Mega College and K and K International College
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm Type
Experimental
No Intervention
Arm Label
Group Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (Group CBT)
Control Group
Arm Description
Intervention Group will receive ten-session group CBT for test anxiety. Two sessions will be carried out each week.
The Control group will be waiting for the control group who will receive intervention if they demand after final assessment for outcome measure.
Outcomes
Primary Outcome Measures
Westside Test Anxiety Scale (WTAS)
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.
Secondary Outcome Measures
Full Information
NCT ID
NCT04500340
First Posted
July 18, 2020
Last Updated
August 4, 2020
Sponsor
University Grants Commission
1. Study Identification
Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT04500340
Brief Title
Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy of Reduction of Test Anxiety
Acronym
GroupCBT
Official Title
Test Anxiety: Pervasiveness, Link With Academic Achievement and Impact of Cognitive-behavioral Intervention in Its Reduction
Study Type
Interventional
2. Study Status
Record Verification Date
August 2020
Overall Recruitment Status
Completed
Study Start Date
February 20, 2019 (Actual)
Primary Completion Date
July 1, 2019 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
July 1, 2019 (Actual)
3. Sponsor/Collaborators
Responsible Party, by Official Title
Principal Investigator
Name of the Sponsor
University Grants Commission
4. Oversight
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product
No
Data Monitoring Committee
No
5. Study Description
Brief Summary
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.
6. Conditions and Keywords
Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Test Anxiety
7. Study Design
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Study Phase
Not Applicable
Interventional Study Model
Parallel Assignment
Masking
None (Open Label)
Allocation
Randomized
Enrollment
80 (Actual)
8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions
Arm Title
Group Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (Group CBT)
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Intervention Group will receive ten-session group CBT for test anxiety. Two sessions will be carried out each week.
Arm Title
Control Group
Arm Type
No Intervention
Arm Description
The Control group will be waiting for the control group who will receive intervention if they demand after final assessment for outcome measure.
Intervention Type
Behavioral
Intervention Name(s)
Group CBT for test anxiety
Intervention Description
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 Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Westside Test Anxiety Scale (WTAS)
Description
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.
Time Frame
Change from Baseline Test Anxiety Scores after completion of Group Cognitive Behavioral Therapy ( after one and half month)
10. Eligibility
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Eligibility Criteria
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
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Khem R. Bhatta, Master
Organizational Affiliation
Tribhuvan University
Official's Role
Principal Investigator
Facility Information:
Facility Name
Nepal Mega College and K and K International College
City
Kathmandu
State/Province
Bagmati
Country
Nepal
12. IPD Sharing Statement
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