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Promoting Emotional and Autonomic Control Through Guided Breathing Exercises for Emerging Adults With Autism

NCT07238153 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 68

Last updated 2026-04-29

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Summary

This study examines the impact of guided breathing exercises on stress and heart rate variability (HRV) in autistic young adults. It explores how daily movement behavior (sleep, physical activity and sedentary behavior) influences HRV and to what extent two guided breathing exercises can affect HRV. Additionally, the study investigates how participants perceive the exercises in terms of usability and usefulness.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

Guided breathing exercise - SPB

Guided breathing exercises are performed at a fixed pace of 6 breaths per minute (SPB) .

DEVICE

Guided breathing exercise - HRV-BF

Guided breathing exercises are performed at each participant's individually determined resonance frequency, which typically falls between 4.5 and 7 breaths per minute (HRV-BF).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Tine Van Damme, Prof. dr. · KU Leuven

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
16 Years
Max Age
25 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-11-30
Primary Completion
2028-04-01
Completion
2028-04-01

Countries

  • Belgium

Study Locations

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Diseases

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