Breathwork for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain

NCT ID: NCT06455839

Last Updated: 2025-03-21

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 10 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2024-05-29
• Study Completion Date: 2024-07-27

Brief 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

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NA
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Guided Respiration Mindfulness Therapy

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Guided Resipiration Mindfulness Therapy (GRMT)

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

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).

Interventions

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).

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• having received a professional diagnosis of clinical levels of chronic pain
• being able to not commit to another (new) treatment during the course of the study
• understanding English instructions fluently
• Being 18 and above

Exclusion Criteria

• having learned to practice breathwork any time in the past
• being unable to perform most basic tasks due to pain or pain treatment.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Florida State University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Adam Hanley

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Brian Science and Symptom Management Center

Tallahassee, Florida, United States

Countries

United States

Other Identifiers

00005048

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id