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MR-spectroscopy in Post-covid Condition Prior to and Following a Yoga Breathing Intervention

NCT05946512 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 320

Last updated 2023-07-14

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Summary

From a clinical perspective, we find that many patients with Post COVID condition suffer from severe and debilitating shortness of breath, while routine pulmonary investigations fail to find the cause of the problems experienced. If dyspnea is associated with palpitations, dizziness or anxiety, patients are commonly diagnosed with "dysfunctional breathing". From a psychosomatic perspective, the symptom of dysfunctional breathing can be classified as a "functional symptom" under the umbrella term of somatic symptom disorder. Therefore, Yoga interventions with special emphasis on breath-guided relaxation are a promising approach. We aim to investigate the psycho-somatic and somato-psychic pathophysiology on a morphological, psychological, functional and biological basis underlying the symptom of dysfunctional breathing. Furthermore, we plan to investigate the mechanism of Yoga intervention on the mental and somatic symptom burden of participants with Post COVID condition. Then, we aim to compare the impact of Yoga on other groups - healthy individuals, patients with chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD), as well as those with somatic symptom disorder. As a control intervention to Yoga guided breathing exercises a social contact group will be used.

Conditions

  • Post COVID-19 Condition
  • Somatic Symptom Disorder

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

yoga

yoga breathing techniques for dysfunctional breathing

BEHAVIORAL

social contact

social contact as active comparator

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Medical University Innsbruck

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Model
SEQUENTIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
50 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-07-24
Primary Completion
2026-07-24
Completion
2027-01-01

Countries

  • Austria

Study Locations

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