Impact of Play Interventions on Stress and Anxiety Using EEG and AI.
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Conditions studied: Anxiety, Stress
In brief
This project will target university students during their exam periods, whether midterms, finals, regular exams, or make-up exams, as this is a time particularly sensitive to academic stress. Participation will be voluntary, with informed consent, and will take place in a space specially prepared to facilitate creative expression and gentle physical movement. The intervention aims to address this need through the use of brief expressive and somatic techniques, such as guided drawing, body movement, and symbolic reinterpretation. These practices activate the parasympathetic nervous system, promoting states of calm and security that improve cognitive performance. The intervention lasts 20 minutes in a single session, integrating spontaneous drawing, guided emotional self-reflection, and gentle body exercises. Incorporating the recording of brain activity using electroencephalography (EEG) during the intervention, in a subgroup of participants with the help of the Emotiv Epoc X device, allowing objective observation of the modulation of brain activity in response to the emotional stimulus of the exam and measuring possible changes in electrical patterns associated with states of anxiety, attention and working memory.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT07555158
- Run by
- Universidad Autonoma de Baja California
- People needed
- 60
- Starts
- 2026-08-30
- Expected to finish
- 2027-03-15
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-04-29
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 35. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- University students enrolled at the institution where the study will be conducted.
- Ages 18 to 35.
- Students exhibiting moderate levels of stress or anxiety related to academic assessments.
- Students who agree to participate voluntarily and sign the informed consent form.
- Students who are able to attend the intervention session and the neuropsychological and neurophysiological (EEG) assessments.
- Presenting a critical stressful event (an exam)
You may not qualify if…
- Students with a prior diagnosis of neurological disorders that may affect brain activity recorded by EEG.
- Students currently undergoing psychiatric treatment or taking medications that alter brain activity.
- Individuals with recent use of psychoactive substances that may interfere with neurophysiological recordings.
- Students who do not complete the initial or final assessments of the study.
- Students who refuse to sign the informed consent form.
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