Breathwork for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Pain; Musculoskeletal Pain; Pain, Chronic; Chronic Pain
• Interventions: Behavioral: Guided Resipiration Mindfulness Therapy (GRMT)

• Registration Number: NCT06455839
• Lead Sponsor: Florida State University

Brief Summary

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.

Detailed 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).

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2024-05-29
• Study First Submitted: 2024-06-07
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-06-07
• Primary Completion: 2024-06-11
• Study First Posted: 2024-06-12
• Study Completion: 2024-07-27
• Status Verified: 2025-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-03-19
• Last Update Posted: 2025-03-21

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 10

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.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Guided Respiration Mindfulness Therapy	Guided Resipiration Mindfulness Therapy (GRMT)	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Treatment Acceptability	Completed immediately after the 2-hour GRMT training	Treatment acceptability will be assessed with a 12-item adaptation of the Treatment Framework of Acceptability questionnaire. Scores range from 5 to 45. Higher scores reflect greater acceptability.
Number of Participants with Chronic Pain Recruited	1 week	Examine recruitment rates during the 1 week of recruitment.
Intervention Adherence	2 Hours	Examine the percentage of participants completing their 2-hour intervention session.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Global Impression of Change	Completed at 2- and 6-week follow-ups	Treatment related improvement will be assessed with the Patient Global Impression of Change scale. Scores range from 0 to 7, with higher scores reflecting greater treatment related improvement.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Brian Science and Symptom Management Center; 🇺🇸 Tallahassee, Florida, United States