Enhancing Brain And Mental Health Through Breathing Practice

Mayo Clinic

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Adolescent; Anxiety; Depressive Disorder

Treatments: Behavioral: Breathing Intervention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07369752

25-012922

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility of a structured breathing intervention in rural adolescents diagnosed with anxiety and depression, recruited from outpatient pediatric and child/adolescent psychiatry clinics.

Enrollment: 40 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 12 to 17 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Adolescents between the ages of 12 and 17 who have been diagnosed with a major depressive disorder (mild or moderate) and/or an anxiety disorder.
• Participants may have co-occurring mild to moderate alcohol or drug use problems, provided these do not require immediate specialized treatment or crisis intervention.
• All participants must be receiving care at one of two participating MCHS outpatient psychiatry clinics and must reside in rural area (RUCA code 4-10).
• Participants must be able to read and understand English, and both parental or guardian consent and adolescent assent will be required.

Exclusion criteria

• Current suicidal ideation or self-harm behavior requiring immediate clinical intervention
• Presence of severe psychiatric comorbidities such as psychosis, bipolar disorder, depression with psychotic features, severe alcohol and drug use, or eating disorders.
• Participants with significant cognitive impairment that would interfere with study participation.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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40 participants in 1 patient group

Rural adolescent patients

Experimental group

Description:

Rural adolescent patients of Mayo Clinic Health Systems, aged 12 to 17 years, with a clinical diagnosis of mild to moderate anxiety and/or depression will follow a structured breathing practice (Seokmun Hoheup) at least 3 times per week.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Breathing Intervention