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Breathing for Adolescent Stress Reduction Feasibility RCT

NCT05266833 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 43

Last updated 2022-03-04

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Summary

The purpose of this study was to test a simple slow breathing curriculum for reducing stress among high school students. The curriculum was developed by the Health and Human Performance Foundation and implemented for this study at a public high school in Colorado, United States.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Slow diaphragmatic breathing

The curriculum was based on three key breathing components that have been shown to reduce stress in adolescents: slow breathing; diaphragmatic breathing; and extended exhale breathing. Slow breathing entails breathing at a pace slower than normal breathing. Diaphragmatic breathing focuses on breaths starting from the diaphragm or abdominal areas, with abdominal, then lung, then chest expansion during the inhale and a slow, gradual, full release of air in the reverse direction on the exhale. Extended exhale breathing comprises breathing with the exhalation duration longer, often twice as long, as the inhalation. Two versions of slow diaphragmatic extended exhale breathing were included in this study. For both, participants did the practice while seated comfortably and breathing through the nose, and were guided to increase the inhale and exhale durations over the 5 weeks. Students followed 5-minute videos for each session.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Health and Human Performance Foundation

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Tanya GK Bentley, PhD · Health and Human Performance Foundation

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
16 Years
Max Age
19 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-01-20
Primary Completion
2021-02-02
Completion
2021-03-29

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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