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Promoting Emotional and Autonomic Control Through Guided Breathing Exercises for Emerging Adults With Autism
Led by Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven · Updated on 2026-04-29
68
Participants Needed
2
Research Sites
121 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
This study examines the impact of guided breathing exercises on stress and heart rate variability (HRV) in autistic young adults. It explores how daily movement behavior (sleep, physical activity and sedentary behavior) influences HRV and to what extent two guided breathing exercises can affect HRV. Additionally, the study investigates how participants perceive the exercises in terms of usability and usefulness.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Promoting Emotional and Autonomic Control Through Guided Breathing Exercises for Emerging Adults With Autism
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Provide voluntary written informed consent (or assent with parental consent if under 18)
- Male or female (biological)
- Between 16 and 25 years old
- Diagnosed with autism as described in the DSM-IV/DSM-5(-TR)
You will not qualify if you...
- History of congenital heart disease, cardiovascular abnormalities, or somatic conditions interfering with heart rate variability or breathing exercises
- Acute agitation or severe psychiatric symptoms (psychosis, mania, major depression) or active substance use
- Intellectual disability with IQ below 70 as described in the DSM-IV/DSM-V
- Insufficient Dutch language skills to follow instructions and complete questionnaires
- Pregnant females
- Participation in another interventional study involving investigational products or devices
- Use of medication affecting cardiac modulation (except hormonal contraceptives)
- Hearing or vision impairment not correctable to normal functioning
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 2 locations
1
KU Leuven
Leuven, Vlaams Brabant, Belgium, 3000
Actively Recruiting
2
UPC Z.Org
Leuven, Belgium
Not Yet Recruiting
Research Team
E
Esther Meers
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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