About this trial
Exam stress significantly affects the mental health and cognitive functions of nursing students. Audio-hypnosis offers a practical and low-cost intervention.
Objective: To evaluate the effect of a single audio-hypnosis session on perceived stress, heart rate, and academic results.
Methods: A pilot randomized trial will be conducted with 20 second-year students at ISPITS Safi, divided into an intervention group and a control group (n=10 each). Anxiety (VAS), heart rate (HR), and exam grades were analyzed.
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
Students enrolled in the first year of nursing training at the Higher Institute of Nursing and Health Technician Professions in Safi.
Volunteer students who have agreed to participate in the study and signed a free and informed consent.
Disqualifiers
Students who refuse to participate or do not sign consent.
Students who have already undergone a hypnosis session themselves.
Students with known psychological disorders.
Students with epilepsy or a history of seizures.
Trial design
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
Audio hypnosis
Behavioralthe registred audio hypnosis General script structure: 1. Introduction and preparation * Invitation to settle down comfortably * Brief explanation of the session and its objectives 2. Hypnotic induction * Slow and deep breathing techniques * Gradual focus on bodily sensations * Installation of a state of relaxation 3. In-depth study * Visualization of a quiet and secure place * Sensation of gradual relaxation of the body and mind 4. Therapeutic suggestions * Reduction of stress and negative thoughts * Building trust and self-efficacy * Activating internal resources for academic success 5. Positive projection * Self-visualization while calmly studying for a exam * To see themselves arrive at the exam with serenity and concentration 6. Exiting a trance * Gradual return to the state of arousal * Feeling of calm and lasting confidence
Treatment groups
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
exam stress
the level of stress on the morning of the exam for both groups before the exam. For the hypnosis group, the stress level will be assessed before and after the audio-hypnosis session to measure the effect size. The stress level will be assessed with a visual analog scale (VAS) of 10 points.
acaedmic performance
Academic performance: exam scores will be assessed for both groups. the score will range between 0 to 20 points
Secondary outcomes
Heart rate
Heart rate before the exam: for both groups, these parameters will be evaluated in the audio-hypnosis group after the hypnosis session.
Satisfaction level
the level of satisfaction with the performance of participants in the exam will be assessed at the end of the exam for both groups with a 10-point VAS scale.
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