Clinical trials: Biofeedback Therapy
Fecal Incontinence, Bowel Incontinence
Fecal Incontinence Treatment (FIT) Study
Patients with severe fecal incontinence (FI), defined as two or more episodes of staining, solid or liquid FI per week, and who meet the inclusion criteria for Injection of Solesta (INJ; an inert bulking agent), or Biofeedback…
- Trial name
- NCT03811821
- Testing
- Biofeedback, Injection
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 275 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Stress, Carer Stress Syndrome
Tailored Health Self-Management Interventions for Highly Distressed Caregivers: Family Members of Persons With Dementia
How do different health self-management interventions (resourcefulness training or biofeedback training) compare to usual care (dementia education) in affecting the health risks, and physical and mental health, of family…
- Conditions
- Stress, Carer Stress Syndrome, Dementia, Alzheimer Disease
- Trial name
- NCT04247347
- Testing
- Biofeedback Training, Dementia Education, Resourcefulness Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 92 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Case Western Reserve University
Childhood Apraxia of Speech
Treating Childhood Apraxia of Speech
The study will test two modifications to speech therapy for 40 school-age children with childhood apraxia of speech to determine how to improve treatment outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT03238677
- Testing
- Speech Motor Chaining without Biofeedback, Biofeedback, Distributed Practice
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- Syracuse University
ICU Acquired Weakness
Diagnosing Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Acquired Weakness
The goal of this study is to develop a non-invasive test to diagnose intensive care unit (ICU) acquired weakness that can be administered to both responsive and non-responsive patients.
- Trial name
- NCT04166630
- Testing
- Clinical Electrical Stimulator
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Acute Ischemic Stroke, Biofeedback
Effects of Biofeedback in Patients With Acute Cerebral Infarction
The major aim of this study is to investigate the effects of biofeedback assisted abdominal breathing training on improving the psychological and physiological distress in patients with ACI.
- Conditions
- Acute Ischemic Stroke, Biofeedback, Autonomic Dysfunction, Cognitive Function, Psychological Distress
- Trial name
- NCT03516227
- Testing
- heart rate variability biofeedback
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- National Defense Medical Center, Taiwan
Low Back Pain, Recurrent
Treatment of Veterans With Chronic Low Back Pain
The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of hypnosis in the treatment of chronic low back pain.
- Trial name
- CLBP (NCT00361270)
- Testing
- Hyp-8, Hyp-2 w recordings, Hyp-8 w recordings
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 161 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Speech Sound Disorder
Comparing Traditional and Biofeedback Telepractice Treatment for Residual Speech Errors
This study aims to evaluate the relative efficacy of biofeedback and traditional treatment for residual speech errors when both are delivered via telepractice.
- Trial name
- C-RESULTS TPT (NCT04625062)
- Testing
- Visual-acoustic biofeedback, Motor-based treatment
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- New York University
Academic Performance, Anxiety
Mindful Minds: Mindfulness-Based Neurofeedback for Underrepresented College Students
The study examines the efficacy of a mindfulness-based neurofeedback protocol designed to improve academic performance and reduce performance anxiety in racial and ethnic minority college students.
- Trial name
- NCT06784934
- Testing
- NeuroSky Mindfulness-Based Neurofeedback
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Florida International University
Maternal Stress, Maternal Anxiety
Feasibility of Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback With In-patient Pregnant Women
Purpose: The investigators plan a feasibility study on an easily disseminated biofeedback tool to reduce stress among hospitalized and expecting mothers.
- Conditions
- Maternal Stress, Maternal Anxiety, Maternal Health Services
- Trial name
- NCT02119936
- Testing
- Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback Tool
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Chronic Neuromuscular Pain
HRV Biofeedback in Pain Patients
Pain initiates a stress response that increases sympathetic output and leads to autonomic imbalance. Heart rate variability (HRV) is a easy to perform, valid measure of autonomic function.
- Trial name
- HRVB-PP (NCT02426476)
- Testing
- active heart rate variability biofeedback training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 116 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Tobacco Smoking
Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback for Smoking Cessation Treatment
The purpose of the study is to conduct an open trial examining the feasibility and acceptability of an adapted heart rate variability biofeedback and smoking cessation treatment that was using a primarily virtual remote…
- Trial name
- HRVB-SCT (NCT05224050)
- Testing
- Cognitive-Behavioral Smoking Cessation, Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback, Nicotine patch
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Stroke
Biofeedback to Increase Propulsion During Walking After Stroke
Approximately 15,000 Veterans are hospitalized for stroke each year with new cases costing an estimated $111 million for acute inpatient, $75 million for post-acute inpatient, and $88 million for follow-up care over 6 months…
- Trial name
- NCT02667392
- Testing
- Gait Training with Biofeedback, Gait Training with Verbal Feedback
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Substance Use Disorders
Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback for Substance Use Disorder: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Heart rate variability biofeedback (HRVB) is an biobehavioral intervention involving rhythmic breathing at resonance frequency that stimulates cardiovascular regulatory systems to help individuals better regulate affect and…
- Trial name
- NCT05454657
- Testing
- Heart rate variability biofeedback + treatment as usual, Treatment as usual only
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Temporomandibular Disorders
Biofeedback-Based Cognitive Behavioral Treatment for Temporomandibular Disorders
The purpose of this study is to develop and evaluate a biofeedback-based cognitive behavioral treatment for patients with chronic temporomandibular disorders using a randomized controlled design.
- Trial name
- NCT00769561
- Testing
- Biofeedback-Based Cognitive Behavioral Treatment, Dental treatment with occlusal splint (OS)
- Where
- 2 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- Philipps University Marburg
Fecal Incontinence
Controlling Anal Incontinence by Performing Anal Exercises With Biofeedback or Loperamide (CAPABLe)
The study is a multi-center, randomized, placebo controlled trial with participants randomized into one of four groups: 1. placebo/usual care (educational pamphlet) 2. loperamide/usual care (educational pamphlet) 3.
- Trial name
- CAPABLe (NCT02008565)
- Testing
- Loperamide, Anal exercises with biofeedback, Usual Care
- Where
- 9 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- NICHD Pelvic Floor Disorders Network
Anxiety and Depression, Postpartum Depression
Virtual Reality Biofeedback for Postpartum Anxiety and Depression
The purpose of this study is to test patient feasibility and acceptability of virtual reality biofeedback program in postpartum women for anxiety and depression outcomes.
- Conditions
- Anxiety and Depression, Postpartum Depression, Pregnancy Related
- Trial name
- VITALISE (NCT04925765)
- Testing
- Virtual Reality Biofeedback Session
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Grace Lim, MD, MS
Fecal Incontinence
Treatment of Patients With Fecal Incontinence
The purpose of this study is to determine if a behavioral treatment method called biofeedback will reduce the frequency of episodes of leakage of fecal material in patient suffering from fecal incontinence.
- Trial name
- NCT00292318
- Testing
- Biofeedback Therapy for Fecal Incontinence: A Randomized Control Study, control group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Chronic Low Back Pain, Mechanical Low Back Pain
Use of Biofeedback Training to Correct Abnormal Neuromechanical Pattern in Chronic Low Back Pain Patients
The purpose of the present study is to evaluate the benefit of biofeedback training on the capacity of chronic low back pain patients to decrease their lumbar paraspinal muscles activity during trunk full flexion and its…
- Trial name
- NCT02239289
- Testing
- Biofeedback
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
Pain, Pain, Postoperative
Biofeedback Based Virtual Reality Intervention to Manage Postoperative Pain
To develop and refine a technology based treatment protocol for preoperative education and training and postoperative care in children and adolescents undergoing surgery.
- Conditions
- Pain, Pain, Postoperative, Pain, Acute, Surgery
- Trial name
- NCT04943874
- Testing
- Technology Based Intervention Group 1, Technology Based Intervention Group 2
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 93 people
- Sponsor
- Vanessa Olbrecht
Cardiac Arrest, Fear
The Care After Life-threatening Medical Events Study
This study tests the feasibility of a home-based heart rate variability biofeedback (HRVB) intervention in survivors of cardiac arrest (CA).
- Trial name
- CALME (NCT04589559)
- Testing
- Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University