NCT06455839

Breathwork for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain

Breathwork Intervention for Individuals With Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 10 (actual)
• Sponsor: Florida State University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This project is a single-site, single-arm, clinical feasibility trial examining the impact of a single-session, 2-hour connected consciousness breathing with breath retention (CCBR) training for chronic musculoskeletal pain.

Detailed description

CCBR is a breathwork style that involves breathing with no pause between inhalation and exhalation (also known as circular breathing). This breathing pattern is maintained for a given period of time, ranging from 5 minutes to over 2 hours. In the proposed project, the CCBR training will begin with a 15-minute introduction to CCBR, followed by an hour and 15 minutes of therapist-guided CCBR practice. The final 30 minutes will be used to discuss participant experiences during the CCBR practice. CCBR training sessions will occur in-person and in a small group format (5 participants each).

Conditions

• Pain
• Chronic Pain
• Pain, Chronic
• Musculoskeletal Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Guided Resipiration Mindfulness Therapy (GRMT)	GRMT provides training in respiratory regulation, mindfulness and relaxation. The GRMT training will begin with a 15-minute introduction to the treatment model, followed by an hour of therapist-guided respiration (i.e., continuous rhythmic expansion of the chest, and relaxed exhalation involving release of all respiratory and peripheral musculature). The final 45 minutes will be used to discuss participant experiences during the GRMT training. GRMT training sessions will occur in-person and in a small group format (\<5 participants each).

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-05-29
• Primary completion: 2024-06-11
• Completion: 2024-07-27
• First posted: 2024-06-12
• Last updated: 2025-03-21

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States