NCT04701723

Interest of Cardiac Coherence in the Prevention of Chronic Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: Pilot Study

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 44 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de la Réunion · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

ThThe aim of this study is to determinate the potential benefits of a respiratory training program (cardiac coherence, CC) in patients suffering from acute stress disorder, after a potentially traumatic event. Using this method is supposed to prevent the onset of chronic post traumatic stress disorder after 3 months. This pilot study will help to determinate the need of developing this kind of complementary and alternative program, and will also provide knowledge about the feasibiility and acceptability of this program for the patients.

Detailed description

Each patient will be teached how to use cardiac coherence with a trained practitioner at the inclusion visit. A respiratory guide on smartphone will be given to the patient aswell as a diary in order to keep tracks of the patient's compliance to this program.

Conditions

• Post-traumatic Stress Disorder

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	cardiac coherence	standard care associated to cardiac coherence training during 3 months

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-07-19
• Primary completion: 2027-05-01
• Completion: 2027-05-01
• First posted: 2021-01-08
• Last updated: 2026-03-12

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Reunion