Effects of Relaxing Breathing Combined With Biofeedback on the Performance and Stress of Residents During HFS

Summary

The harmful effects of stress on health professionals are expressed both in terms of their health (physical or mental) and the quality of work (reduced memory capacity, deterioration in patient care). These adverse effects highlight the importance of implementing effective coping strategies and/or early learning of stress management methods in medical training programs.

Relaxation breathing techniques coupled with heart rate variability (HRV) biofeedback is one of the new techniques used to reduce the stress level.

No research has yet tested the effects of HRV induced by relaxation breathing technique before managing a simulated critical situation.

Conditions

• Stress, Psychological
• Stress, Physiological
• Performance Anxiety
• Critical Incident

Interventions

OTHER

breathing exercise/HRV-biofeedback

5 min of relaxing breathing, coupled with biological feedback.

OTHER

Relaxing Breathing

5 minutes of relaxing breathing guided by a computer helping to follow inspiration and expiration.

OTHER

Control

5 minutes of reading fictitious biological medical results

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Schlatter, S., Claude Bernard University

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Therond, C., Claude Bernard University

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Louisy, S., Claude Bernard University

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Duclos, A., Claude Bernard University

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Guillot, A., Claude Bernard University

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Lehot, J-J., Claude Bernard University

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Rimmelé, T., Claude Bernard University

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Debarnot, U., Claude Bernard University

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Lilot, M., Claude Bernard University

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Claude Bernard University

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Marc Lilot, M.D. · University of Lyon medical center Rockfeller

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

DOUBLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2019-11-01

Primary Completion

2020-06-30

Completion

2020-06-30

Countries

• France

Study Locations