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The Acute Effects of Controlled Breathing Exercises and Music Therapy on the Autonomic Nervous System in Anxious Individuals

NCT07594873 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2026-05-19

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Summary

This project aims to investigate the acute effects of controlled breathing exercises and music therapy on parasympathetic nervous system activation and increased heart rate variability in anxious individuals.

Conditions

  • Anxious Individuals

Interventions

OTHER

Controlled Breathing Exercises Group

Controlled breathing exercises include Resonance Breathing Exercises, Nadi Shodhana Pranayama, Bhramari Pranayama, and physiological sighing exercises. The controlled breathing exercise group will receive these exercises in a single 20-minute session. Resonance breathing will be practiced for 5 minutes at a rate of 6 breaths per minute. During the intervention, patients will receive 2 sets of Nadi Shodhana Pranayama consisting of 8 breathing cycles, with a 2-minute rest period between sets. The session will also include 2 sets of Bhramari Pranayama consisting of 8 breathing cycles at a low breathing rate, with a 1-minute rest period between sets. The physiological sighing exercise involves an initial inhalation phase lasting 1 second, a second inhalation phase lasting 0.25 seconds, and an exhalation phase lasting 2 seconds, and is repeated for 5 minutes.

OTHER

Music-Assisted Breathing Group

The music-assisted breathing exercise will perform the same breathing exercises (resonant breathing, nadi shodhana, bhramari pranayama, and physiological sighing) along with music. Music-assisted breathing exercise will be performed in a single session lasting a total of 20 minutes. Music 1 (250-1000 Hz) and Music 2 (1000-16000 Hz) will be used at specific frequencies. A slow, rhythmically consistent, vocalless basic melody will be selected within these frequency ranges. The volume levels of all tracks will be kept constant. The music will be played through stereo headphones. Participants will listen to Music 1 (250-1000 Hz) for 10 minutes and Music 2 (1000-16000 Hz) for another 10 minutes. Individuals will be provided with an environment where disturbing factors (sound, light) are prevented.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Istanbul Health and Technology University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Okan Şahin, PT, PhD · Istanbul Health and Technology University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
40 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-05-02
Primary Completion
2026-05-30
Completion
2026-05-30

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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