Clinical trial NCT06455839: Breathwork for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain
Official title: Breathwork Intervention for Individuals With Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Pain
Chronic Pain
Pain, Chronic
Musculoskeletal Pain
Lead sponsor: Florida State University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2024-06-12
Enrollment: 10
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: This project is a single-site, single-arm, clinical feasibility trial examining the impact of a single-session, 2-hour connected consciousness breathing with breath retention (CCBR) training for chronic musculoskeletal pain.

Detailed description: CCBR is a breathwork style that involves breathing with no pause between inhalation and exhalation (also known as circular breathing). This breathing pattern is maintained for a given period of time, ranging from 5 minutes to over 2 hours. In the proposed project, the CCBR training will begin with a 15-minute introduction to CCBR, followed by an hour and 15 minutes of therapist-guided CCBR practice. The final 30 minutes will be used to discuss participant experiences during the CCBR practice. CCBR training sessions will occur in-person and in a small group format (5 participants each).

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* having received a professional diagnosis of clinical levels of chronic pain
* being able to not commit to another (new) treatment during the course of the study
* understanding English instructions fluently
* Being 18 and above

Exclusion Criteria:

* having learned to practice breathwork any time in the past
* being unable to perform most basic tasks due to pain or pain treatment.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Number of Participants with Chronic Pain Recruited
timeFrame: 1 week
measure: Intervention Adherence
timeFrame: 2 Hours
measure: Treatment Acceptability
timeFrame: Completed immediately after the 2-hour GRMT training
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Global Impression of Change
timeFrame: Completed at 2- and 6-week follow-ups
Other outcomes:
measure: Acute Pain Unpleasantness
timeFrame: Will be completed immediately before and after the 2-hour intervention session
measure: Acute Pain Intensity
timeFrame: Will be completed immediately before and after the 2-hour intervention session
measure: Daily Pain Intensity
timeFrame: Daily for 6 weeks
measure: Daily Pain Interference
timeFrame: Daily for 6 weeks
measure: Chronic Pain
timeFrame: Baseline, 2 weeks post-treatment, 6 week post-treatment
measure: Sleep
timeFrame: Baseline, 2 weeks post-treatment, 6 week post-treatment
measure: Pain Catastrophizing
timeFrame: Baseline, 2 weeks post-treatment, 6 week post-treatment
measure: Depression
timeFrame: Baseline, 2 weeks post-treatment, 6 week post-treatment
measure: Anxiety
timeFrame: Baseline, 2 weeks post-treatment, 6 week post-treatment
measure: Prescription Pain Medication Use
timeFrame: Baseline, 2 weeks post-treatment, 6 week post-treatment
measure: Mindful Pain Management
timeFrame: Baseline, 2 weeks post-treatment, 6 week post-treatment
measure: Self-Transcendent Experiences
timeFrame: Baseline, 2 weeks post-treatment, 6 week post-treatment
Locations:
city: Tallahassee
country: United States
facility: Brian Science and Symptom Management Center
state: Florida
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