RECRUITING

Effects of Hypoxic Breathwork

Study Overview

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Description

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.

Official Title

Impacts of Rhythmic and Hypoxic Breathwork on EEG, Mood, Sleep, and Physiology

Quick Facts

Study Start:2024-06-17
Study Completion:2025-12
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT06317259

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:18 Years to 45 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:Yes
Standard Ages:ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * Persons, aged 18-45
  2. * Availability for the duration of the study
  3. * In good general health as revealed by self-report
  4. * Stated willingness and capability to adhere to the breathwork regimen
  5. * Agreement to adhere to Lifestyle Considerations (see section 5.3) throughout study duration
  6. * Provision of signed and dated informed consent form
  1. 1. Current or past regular breathwork practice
  2. 2. Current use of psychoactive medications (e.g., anti-depressants or anxiolytics)
  3. 3. Pregnancy
  4. 4. Bedtime past 11:30pm or regularly getting less than 6 hours of sleep per night.
  5. 5. Feverish illness within 10 days
  6. 6. Regular smoker or tobacco user ( \> 1 cigarette, gum or pouch per month)
  7. 7. Presence of blood pressure above 140 systolic and/or 90 diastolic, seizure disorder, asthma, or serious cardiac fibrillation disorders.

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Julie Onton, PhD
CONTACT
8583362704
julieonton@hotmail.com

Study Locations (Sites)

UC San Diego
La Jolla, California, 92093
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: University of California, San Diego

Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2024-06-17
Study Completion Date2025-12

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2024-06-17
Study Completion Date2025-12

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • Breathwork
  • Intermittent hypoxia
  • EEG
  • Mitochondria
  • Relaxing

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Hypoxic Breathwork With Music and Affirmative Messaging
  • Hypoxic Breathwork Only
  • Music and Affirmative Messaging