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Four-week Breathing Interventions on Gut Symptoms, Heart Rate Variability, and Psychological Measures in Runners

NCT04592718 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 63

Last updated 2021-09-09

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Summary

Recent research has suggested that stress and anxiety levels are associated with gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms in endurance athletes (runners, cyclists, triathletes). Yet, there has been limited attempt to evaluate whether GI symptoms during running can be mitigated by interventions designed to reduce stress and anxiety. Thus, this study will evaluate the effects of four-week slow deep breathing and mindful breath counting interventions on subjective and objective measures of stress/anxiety and GI symptoms in runners with mild-to-high anxiety and that are prone to GI symptoms during runs.

Conditions

  • Gastrointestinal System--Abnormalities
  • Anxiety
  • Visceral Pain

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Slow deep breathing plus breath counting

Participants will perform a daily 5-min slow deep breathing exercise for 4 weeks. A breathing rate of 6 breaths per minute will be targeted. In addition, participants will count their breaths during the exercise.

BEHAVIORAL

Normal-paced breathing plus breath counting

Participants will perform a daily 5-min normal-paced breathing exercise for 4 weeks. A breathing rate of 15 breaths per minute will be targeted. In addition, participants will count their breaths during the exercise.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Old Dominion University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Patrick Wilson · Old Dominion University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-10-20
Primary Completion
2021-06-30
Completion
2021-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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