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Nurse-Led Intervention (Riddikulus) to Reduce Anxiety in University Students

NCT07067034 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 36

Last updated 2025-09-23

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Summary

This randomized controlled trial investigates the effectiveness of the Riddikulus Nursing Intervention, a brief, low-cost, nurse-led strategy designed to reduce anxiety levels in university students. The intervention uses metaphor-based reflection and creative emotional flexibility techniques in a single-session format. A total of 36 participants were randomly assigned to intervention and control groups. Anxiety levels were measured using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) and the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) before and after the intervention. The study aims to evaluate whether this innovative, easily applicable approach can significantly reduce short-term perceived anxiety in young adults.

Conditions

  • Anxiety
  • Nurse-led Supportive Care
  • Nursing Interventions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Ridikullus Nursing İntervention

A one-session, nurse-led psychosocial intervention designed to reduce anxiety in university students. Participants identified personal metaphors related to their anxiety and were guided to reconstruct them into less distressing, humorous, or calming mental images. The intervention was delivered in a structured format by an academic nurse trained in therapeutic communication

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ege Miray Topcu

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Max Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-12-16
Primary Completion
2024-12-10
Completion
2024-12-29

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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