Investigation of acute effects of controlled slow breathing in the morning and in the evening as an add-on therapy for patients with somatoform disorder / somatic stress disorder

Not Applicable

• Conditions: F45; F32; Somatoform disorders; Depressive episode

• Registration Number: DRKS00027323
• Lead Sponsor: Medizinische Universität Innsbruck

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-11-30
• Study Completion: 2023-04-01
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 81

Inclusion Criteria

One of the following ICD-10 diagnoses is present: F32.01, F32.11, F33.01, F33.11, F43.2 or F45.0 to F45.9 (psychological comorbidities are allowed)
- between 18-70 years of age
- Very good language skills in: German, Turkish or Serbo-Croatian

Exclusion Criteria

- the presence of dementia
- acute suicidality
- acute, untreated psychotic symptoms
- the presence of an acute infectious or other internal illness which interferes with the performance of breathing exercises
- if the inpatient treatment is discontinued

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
(1) The morning breathing training increases physical well-being (measured with 2 scales of the questionnaire on current well-being) both when training for the first time (on Monday) and on the 5th training day (on Friday of the same week) compared to the control intervention.<br><br>(2) The evening breathing training reduces the cognitive and somatic arousal immediately before going to bed (measured with the Presleep-Arousal Scale) both when training for the first time (on Monday) and on the 5th training day (on Friday of the same week) compared to the control intervention.<br><br>(3) The morning breathing training shows no side effects after the 5th training days (on Friday morning) (measured by self-assessment using 13 items).<br><br>(4) The evening breathing training showed no side effects after the 5th training days (on Friday evening) (measured by self-assessment using 13 items).