Status:
TERMINATED
Study to Measure Relaxation From Different Types of Focused Breathing Exercises
Lead Sponsor:
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Conditions:
Breathing
Mind-body Practices
Eligibility:
All Genders
30-50 years
Phase:
PHASE1
Brief Summary
Mind-body practices, such as yoga, ta'i chi, mindfulness and biofeedback, commonly use slow breathing techniques to induce physiological and mental relaxation. Medical research suggests that slow brea...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age 30 to 50 years
- English speaking
Exclusion
- Hypertension
- Heart disease: history of coronary artery disease, myocardial infarction, significant valvular disease, or congestive heart failure
- Diabetes
- Renal Disease
- Anxiety Disorder
- Depression
- Other psychiatric conditions including schizophrenia or bipolar disorder
- Attention-deficit-disorder or Attention-deficit-hyperactivity disorder
- Musculoskeletal condition limiting capacity to perform yoga such as chronic lower back pain, chronic neck pain
- Asthma
- Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea
- Smoker
- Currently taking blood pressure medications, oral diabetic medication or insulin
- Current participation in a mind-body practice/program
- Current cancer other than non-melanoma skin cancer
- Regular swimmer
- Plays wind or brass musical instruments
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2014
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2015
Estimated Enrollment :
24 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02226744
Start Date
August 1 2014
End Date
December 1 2015
Last Update
January 2 2017
Active Locations (1)
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37232