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Effects of Breathing Training on Psychosocial Functioning and Heart Rate Variability in Postmenopausal Women With Depressive Symptoms

NCT01044563 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 81

Last updated 2014-09-26

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The specific aims of this study are:

1. To develop a breathing training protocol specifically designed to improve HRV and psychosocial functioning for postmenopausal women with depressive symptoms,
2. To examine the immediate effects of an 8-week breathing training program on HRV and psychosocial end points in postmenopausal women with depressive symptoms,
3. To examine the intermediate-term effects of an 8-week breathing training program on HRV and psychosocial end points in postmenopausal women with depressive symptoms, and
4. To determine whether the change in depressive symptoms with breathing training in postmenopausal women is associated with the change in HRV.

Conditions

  • Postmenopause

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Breathing training

Respiratory sinus arrhythmia biofeedback-assisted deep breathing training

BEHAVIORAL

Stress management

Cognitive reconstructive strategies for stress management

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Science and Technology Council, Taiwan

    lead OTHER_GOV

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
45 Years
Max Age
64 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-05-31
Primary Completion
2010-08-31
Completion
2012-05-31

Countries

  • Taiwan

Study Locations

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