Coloring and music may soothe student anxiety, small study finds
NCT ID NCT06804005
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether mandala coloring or group music activities could reduce future anxiety and improve well-being in 90 nursing students. Participants took part in one-hour sessions of either activity. The goal was to see if these creative approaches offer a simple way to support mental health in students.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- mandala coloring and music activity
- What this could lead to
- If effective, these simple, low-cost activities could offer students a practical way to ease anxiety and improve well-being.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with no phase designation, so results may not apply broadly. The interventions are brief and effects may be short-lived.
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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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90 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2025
- Finished
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Jun 2025
- 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.
- 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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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Studying in the Nursing Department of Erbaa Faculty of Health Sciences * Volunteering to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: * Filling out scales and forms incompletely * Wanting to leave the research * Not participating fully in activities
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University
Tokat Province, Turkey (Türkiye)
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