Brain waves and beats: a new hope for test stress?
NCT ID NCT07745335
First seen Aug 04, 2026 · Last updated Sep 03, 2026 · Updated 7 times
Summary
This trial tests whether a multisensory brain-training method, called audiovisual entrainment neurofeedback, can help high school students reduce academic anxiety and improve creative thinking. Participants will use a wearable EEG headset and heart rate monitor during six sessions, receiving real-time feedback to encourage relaxed, focused brain states. The study compares this combined approach against neurofeedback alone, audiovisual entrainment alone, and a sham control to see which is most effective.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Audiovisual Entrainment Neurofeedback (AVE-NFB) using EEG and HRV biofeedback
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this approach could offer a non-drug, brain-training method to help students manage test anxiety and enhance creative thinking.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage trial with a modest number of participants, and results may not generalize widely. The intervention requires multiple sessions and may not work for everyone.
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Study facts
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- 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 240 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2027
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.
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15 to 18 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Senior high school students aged 15-18 years. * Elevated academic anxiety according to screening assessment. * Able to understand study procedures. * Willing to provide written informed consent (and parental consent where required). Exclusion Criteria: * History of epilepsy or seizure disorders. * Neurological disorders. * Severe psychiatric disorders. * Current psychoactive medication affecting EEG activity. * Significant visual impairment incompatible with photic stimulation. * Previous neurofeedback training within the last six months.
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How to take part
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The study's own enquiry address
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The places running it
3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
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Locations
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Rumah Sakit Daerah (RSD) Nganjuk
RECRUITINGNganjuk, East Java, 64415, Indonesia
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SMA Negeri 1 Nganjuk
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGNganjuk, East Java, 64415, Indonesia
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SMA Taruna Nusantara
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMagelang, Central Java, 56172, Indonesia
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