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The Effects of Daily Polyvagal Exercises on Stress in Students of Physical Therapy

NCT06557083 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2024-08-16

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate whether specific breathing exercises can stimulate the polyvagal system and thus decrease stress in healthy students of physical therapy. The hypothesis is that practicing daily polyvagal breathing exercises will result in decreased stress/anxiety in physical therapy students compared to the control group who will not be receiving any intervention.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Polyvagal Breathing Exercises

Breathing exercises provided include, square breathing, modified Qigong breathing, and three step breathing

OTHER

No Intervention

The control group will not perform any intervention.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Dominican University New York

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Kristin Miscia · Dominican University New York

  • Elise Kang · Dominican University New York

  • Ariane Hasbrouck · Dominican University New York

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-06-07
Primary Completion
2024-12-31
Completion
2024-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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