NCT06829836

Can You Breathe Your Way To Better Health?

• Status: Enrolling By Invitation
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 36 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Northern Colorado · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 50 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this clinical trial is to explore the effects of either a 2-week high-intensity interval training (HIIT) or breath training intervention on measures of overall health, circulating biomarkers of stress, and immune function. Specific aims include: - Does a 2-week HIIT or breath training intervention improve measurements of overall health, including heart rate variability, physical activity, sleep quality, and severity of depression, anxiety, and stress? -Does a 2-week HIIT or breath training intervention improve circulating concentrations of stress-related biomarkers? Does a 2-week HIIT or breath training intervention improve immune function? Researchers will compare HIIT and breath training to see if equivalent immune improvements are observed. Participants will: -Undergo 2 weeks of HIIT or breath training interventions at a frequency of 3 times per week for 30 minutes or 5 times per week for 5 minutes if placed into an intervention group. -Undergo testing measures at the two pre- and post-intervention time points, if placed in the intervention groups or the healthy control group.

Conditions

• Cancer
• Chronic Stress
• Autonomic Dysfunction

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Hight intensity interval training	Participants assigned to this intervention group will complete 6 supervised HIIT sessions over 2 weeks.
BEHAVIORAL	Cyclic Hyperventilation with Retention	Participants of this intervention group will complete a total of 10 remote guided breathing sessions on Zoom over 2 weeks.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-01-27
• Primary completion: 2025-05-01
• Completion: 2025-06-01
• First posted: 2025-02-17
• Last updated: 2025-04-25

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States