Music and breathing beat anxiety in nursing students
NCT ID NCT07425847
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether listening to Turkish classical music or doing a simple breathing exercise (4-7-8 technique) could reduce anxiety in 97 first-year nursing students during IV drug administration training. Students were split into three groups: music, breathing, or no intervention. Anxiety was measured before and after the session. The goal was to see if these easy, drug-free methods could help students feel calmer during a stressful learning experience.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- music therapy and 4-7-8 breathing exercise
- What this could lead to
- If effective, these simple techniques could offer a low-cost way to help students manage anxiety during stressful training.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-site study with no blinding, so results may not apply broadly. The interventions are brief and may not work for everyone.
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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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97 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- Finished
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Jul 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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18 years and older
- 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: * Students enrolled in the first year of nursing, * Taking the IV drug administration course for the first time, * Volunteering to participate in the study were included in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Students repeating the course, students who graduated from health-related fields, * Students who did not volunteer to participate in the study were excluded from the study.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Inonu University
Malatya, 44280, Turkey (Türkiye)
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