| NCT ID | NCT06317259 |
| Status | Recruiting |
| Phase | — |
| Sponsor | University of California, San Diego |
| Condition | Hypoxic Breathwork With Music and Affirmative Messaging |
| Study Type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Enrollment | 75 participants |
| Start Date | 2024-06-17 |
| Primary Completion | 2027-10 |
Eligibility & Interventions
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What to Expect as a Participant
You will actively receive the study intervention — which may be a drug, biologic, device, or procedure.
This trial targets 75 participants in total. It began in 2024-06-17 with a primary completion date of 2027-10.
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Brief Summary
This project will study changes that occur during a short period of intensive daily slow-paced breathing and breath hold practice (i.e., "breathwork"). On the first and last days of the week-long practice, investigators will conduct high-density EEG recordings during breathwork to evaluate spectral power, coherence, and causality dynamics of the brain when it is naïve to breathwork and after adaptation to a breathwork practice. Breath, blood, urine, saliva, stool samples, biometric data, and sleep EEG will be collected before the start of daily breathwork practice and again after 1 week of breathwork practice to examine the effect of breathwork on full body biochemistry, molecular biology, and sleep. Investigators will also use questionnaires to assess the impact of breathwork on stress and sleep quality.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Persons, aged 18-45 * Availability for the duration of the study * In good general health as revealed by self-report * Stated willingness and capability to adhere to the breathwork regimen * Agreement to adhere to Lifestyle Considerations (see section 5.3) throughout study duration * Provision of signed and dated informed consent form Exclusion Criteria: 1. Current or past regular breathwork practice 2. Current use of psychoactive medications (e.g., anti-depressants or anxiolytics) 3. Pregnancy 4. Bedtime past 11:30pm or regularly getting less than 6 hours of sleep per night. 5. Feverish illness within 10 days 6. Regular smoker or tobacco user ( \> 1 cigarette, gum or pouch per month) 7. Presence of blood pressure above 140 systolic and/or 90 diastolic, seizure disorder, asthma, or serious cardiac fibrillation disorders.
Contact & Investigator
Frequently Asked Questions
Who can join the NCT06317259 clinical trial?
This trial is open to participants of all sexes, aged 18 Years or older, up to 45 Years, studying Hypoxic Breathwork With Music and Affirmative Messaging. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria are listed in the Eligibility Criteria section. Always confirm your eligibility with the research team before applying.
Is NCT06317259 currently recruiting?
Yes, NCT06317259 is actively recruiting participants. Contact the research team at julieonton@hotmail.com for enrollment information.
Where is the NCT06317259 trial being conducted?
This trial is being conducted at La Jolla, United States.
Who is sponsoring the NCT06317259 clinical trial?
NCT06317259 is sponsored by University of California, San Diego. The trial plans to enroll 75 participants.