Can a single audio hypnosis session calm exam nerves and boost test scores?
NCT ID NCT07823647
First seen Sep 16, 2026 · Last updated Sep 17, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
Researchers test whether one audio hypnosis session can lower exam stress and improve test scores in nursing students. Twenty second-year students at one nursing school take part, split into a hypnosis group and a control group. The team measures stress levels, heart rate, and exam grades to see if the session makes a difference.
What this could mean
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- Active substance
- audio-guided hypnosis session
- What this could lead to
- If it helps, a single audio recording could become a cheap, easy way for students to calm exam nerves and possibly score better.
- What could go wrong
- This is a tiny pilot with 20 students at one school, so any effect may be small, hard to repeat, or limited to this group. Hypnosis can also unsettle people with certain mental health conditions.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Oct 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * 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. Exclusion Criteria: * 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.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Safi, Marrakech-Safi Morocco
Safi, Safi, 46000, Morocco
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