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The Effects of Breathing Exercises Administered to Associate Degree Students on Test Anxiety and Academic Achievement

NCT07145021 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2025-08-28

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Summary

This study aims to examine the effects of breathing exercises administered to associate degree students on test anxiety and academic achievement.

Primary Research Question:

Do breathing exercises administered to associate degree students reduce test anxiety and improve academic achievement?

Researchers will compare the effects of breathing exercises on test anxiety and academic achievement by using a control group (no breathing exercise intervention) and an intervention group.

Participants:

All students from a vocational school who consent to participate will be administered the Westside Test Anxiety Scale.

Students with high anxiety scores will be assigned to the intervention group.

The intervention group will receive breathing exercise training delivered by a certified Breathing Coach (the researcher).

Breathing exercises will be conducted for 40 minutes per week, over a 6-week period.

Students will be asked to maintain a breathing exercise log.

Following the end-of-term examinations, data collection forms will be re-administered and results will be compared between pre- and post-intervention assessments.

Conditions

  • Breath Exercise
  • Test Anxiety
  • Higher Education Students
  • Academic Achievement

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Breathing Exercise Intervention

Participants will receive guided breathing exercise training conducted by a certified breathing coach. The intervention consists of weekly 40-minute sessions over a 6-week period, aimed at reducing test anxiety and improving academic performance. Participants will also maintain a breathing exercise log throughout the study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Minel YILDIRIM

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-09-22
Primary Completion
2026-01-31
Completion
2026-07-31

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