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Coherence Breathing Before Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing

NCT07650279 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2026-06-18

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Summary

This randomized crossover trial will examine the acute effects of pre-exercise coherence breathing on cardiopulmonary exercise responses in recreationally active adults. Participants will complete two experimental conditions in randomized order: 5 minutes of guided coherence breathing and 5 minutes of quiet seated spontaneous breathing. Following each condition, participants will perform a standardized treadmill warm-up and a maximal cardiopulmonary exercise test. Outcomes will include oxygen consumption, heart rate, heart rate recovery, perceived exertion, time to completion, and heart rate variability. The findings may help determine whether coherence breathing can serve as an effective autonomic priming strategy before a bout of maximal exercise

Conditions

  • Breathing Rate

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Coherence Breathing

Participants complete 5 minutes of guided coherence breathing which consists or around 6 breathing cycles (5 seconds inhale and 5 seconds exhale)

BEHAVIORAL

Spontaneous Breathing

Participants sit quietly for 5 minutes with their regular spontaneous breathing

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Human Performance Lab of Monmouth University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-06-11
Primary Completion
2026-09-06
Completion
2026-10-06

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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