Status:

COMPLETED

Comparing Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Cognitive Therapy (CT) for Test Anxiety

Lead Sponsor:

Drexel University

Conditions:

Anxiety

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This study proposes to compare the effectiveness of an acceptance-based intervention and a cognitive control-based intervention for coping with test anxiety in nursing students during the HESI (Health...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Nursing student subjects may only participate if they are currently enrolled as an undergraduate student at Drexel University.
  • They must be nursing majors enrolled in Nursing 492 and intending to take the cumulative HESI examination.
  • Psychology students must be enrolled in the courses where recruitment will occur.
  • Pre-professional students must be currently enrolled at Drexel University, and planning to take a Standardized test within 6 months.
  • All subjects must be at least 18 years of age or older.

Exclusion

  • Persons may not participate if they are unable to see/read words off of a computer screen.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 1 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

February 1 2010

Estimated Enrollment :

50 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00850226

Start Date

February 1 2009

End Date

February 1 2010

Last Update

June 2 2010

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Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104