Clinical trials: Breathing Techniques
COVID-19 Infection
Breathing Techniques and Meditation for Health Care Workers During COVID-19 Pandemic
This phase I trial investigates breathing techniques and meditation for health care workers during COVID-19 pandemic. Breathing techniques and medication may help manage stress and improve lung health.
- Trial name
- NCT04482647
- Testing
- Media Intervention, Meditation Therapy, Quality-of-Life Assessment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Individuals Aged 60 and Over, Individuals Who Are Physically and Mentally Suitable to Practice Pranayama Breathing Technique
Effects of Pranayama Breathing Technique on Stress Level, Sleep Quality, and Quality of Life Among Older Adults
Aging is associated with progressive tissue deterioration resulting from a continuous decline in the ability to renew homeostatic cell regeneration and replace cells lost during tissue damage.
- Conditions
- Individuals Aged 60 and Over, Individuals Who Are Physically and Mentally Suitable to Practice Pranayama Breathing Technique, Individuals Without a Malignant Respiratory System Disease (Such as Bronchial and Lung Cancer), Individuals Without a Pathological Condition Affecting Their Level of Consciousness and Concentration
- Trial name
- NCT07451756
- Testing
- Pranayama group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 74 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Namik Kemal University
Periodic Breathing, Heart Failure
The Cyclocapnic Method for Measurement of Chemosensitivity
We aim to test our method for measuring chemosensitivity (the ventilatory response to a change in carbon dioxide), which uses sinusoidal carbon dioxide stimuli.
- Trial name
- NCT01049256
- Testing
- carbon dioxide
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Sleep-Wake Disorders, Healthy
Validation of Non-invasive Miniature Optical Sensors for Scoring Sleep Stages
Validation of two devices with optical sensor in healthy participants and patients with sleep wake disorders.
- Trial name
- NCT03823105
- Testing
- OHR Tracker and PulseWatch
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 69 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Respiratory Disease
Stretching of the Diaphragm and Cervical Impulse Technique and Its Possible Spirometric Changes
This study investigates the effect of two different techniques, stretching of the diaphragm and cervical level impulse technique C3-C4, in the possible spirometric changes, vital capacity (CV), maximum expiratory flow (PEF) and…
- Trial name
- NCT03732222
- Testing
- Stretching the diaphragm muscle, Impulse technique in rotation of cervical level 3 and 4, Combined technique of diaphragm muscle stretch and cervical rotation impulse technique level 3 and 4
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 152 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cardenal Herrera University
Educational Problems
The Effect of the Fishbowl Method on Nursing Students
Background: Breathing and coughing exercises are fundamental components of nursing care in the management of chronic respiratory diseases, and the way students learn these skills is closely related to their clinical skill…
- Trial name
- NCT07441577
- Testing
- Fishbowl Teaching Method
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 63 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zeynep Yılmaz
Stress, Physiological, Stress, Emotional
Psychophysiological Effects of Controlled Respiration and Mindfulness
The investigators aim to understand the effectiveness of 3 types of breathwork exercises and a mindfulness meditation control on improving psychological and physiological measures of wellbeing.
- Conditions
- Stress, Physiological, Stress, Emotional, Insomnia
- Trial name
- PECRM (NCT05304000)
- Testing
- Mindfulness Meditation, Cyclic Sighing Breathing, Box Breathing
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Mask Ventilation, Obese Patients (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m²)
Comparison of Mask Ventilation in Obese Patients by Differents One Hand Techniques
The goal of this controled clinical trial study to know if hook tecnique method is better than other traditional one hand ventilation methods in acheiving effective ventilation in obese patients .
- Conditions
- Mask Ventilation, Obese Patients (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m²), Obesity & Overweight, Bag-mask Ventilation
- Trial name
- E&c / T&E (NCT06817083)
- Testing
- E-C Clamp Technique, T-E Technique, The Hook Technique
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 375 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aswan University
Unrecognized Condition
Deep Diaphragmatic Breathing: Neurobiological and Anti-inflammatory Effects
The exposure to acute and\or chronic stress can produce an activation of sympathetic nervous system (SNS), leading to an increased level of cortisol and pro-inflammatory cytokines.
- Trial name
- NCT04102813
- Testing
- Functional Therapy
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico Paolo Giaccone Palermo
Nitrous Oxide, Dentistry
Demand-Driven Method for Gas Delivery in a Dental Setting
This study compares two methods of gas delivery in a dental setting: 1) demand-driven (DD) and 2) free-flow (FF). Nitrous oxide and oxygen sedation (NOS) is a common form of minimal sedation for adult and paediatric patients…
- Conditions
- Nitrous Oxide, Dentistry, Drug Delivery System, Comfort
- Trial name
- NCT04305990
- Testing
- Demand-driven delivery method, Free-flow delivery method
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto