Art therapy may ease depression and anxiety in nursing students
NCT ID NCT07560241
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether an 8-session intermodal art therapy program can lower depression, anxiety, and stress while improving emotion regulation in nursing students. Forty-four first- and second-year students from Istanbul Atlas University will be randomly assigned to either the art therapy group or a control group. Researchers will measure changes using standard questionnaires before and after the program.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- intermodal art therapy program
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, non-drug way to help nursing students manage stress and emotions better during their training.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early study with only 44 students at one university, so results may not apply to others. It also relies on self-reported feelings, which can be biased.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 44 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Apr 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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17 to 23 years
- 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Being enrolled in the 1st or 2nd year of the Nursing Department at Istanbul Atlas University in the Spring Semester of 2025-2026, * Voluntarily participating in the research Exclusion Criteria: * Having any comprehension or speech impairment, * Having any psychiatric diagnosis, * Being on any psychotropic medication, * Being enrolled in another program using a similar method that could affect the study's outcome
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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İstanbul Atlas University
Istanbul, Istanbul, 34408, Turkey (Türkiye)
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