Breathwork for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain

Florida State University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Musculoskeletal Pain; Chronic Pain; Pain, Chronic; Pain

Treatments: Behavioral: Guided Resipiration Mindfulness Therapy (GRMT)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06455839

00005048

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Full 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).

Enrollment: 10 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

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.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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10 participants in 1 patient group

Guided Respiration Mindfulness Therapy

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Guided Resipiration Mindfulness Therapy (GRMT)