Abdominal Breathing Training on Reducing Anxiety

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Anxiety
• Interventions: Other: abdominal breathing training

• Registration Number: NCT04704765
• Lead Sponsor: National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences

Brief Summary

The research purpose is to investigate the effectiveness of abdominal breathing training on reducing anxiety. This study is an experimental research design. Using a randomized controlled trial approach. The patients receiving the intervention of abdominal breathing training were in the experimental group, while those who did not receive it were in the control group.

Detailed Description

The aim of the study is to investigate the effectiveness of the abdominal breathing training on reducing anxiety. Using an experimental randomized controlled trial approach. The experimental group receiving abdominal breathing training, and control group without training. The effectiveness assessment used the Beck anxiety inventory, required to be completed by both the experimental group and control group. This study performed the pre-and-post assessments. This study performed the pre-test before the implementation of abdominal breathing training, and performed the post-test at Week 4 and Week 8 the end of abdominal breathing training. During this period, they received the abdominal breathing training at the outpatient clinic (every day 30 minutes, can include every time during the day). When the subjects were at home, they received self-training using the abdominal breathing training video (once every day and 30 minutes every time).

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-04-21
• Primary Completion: 2020-12-31
• Study Completion: 2020-12-31
• Status Verified: 2021-01
• Study First Submitted: 2021-01-08
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-01-08
• Study First Posted: 2021-01-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-01-26
• Last Update Posted: 2021-01-27

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

1. Who are over 20 years old.
2. The score of Beck anxiety inventory at lease of 8.
3. Agree to participate in the study and have filled out a written consent form.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Inpatients.
2. COPD patients.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
The effectiveness of receiving abdominal breathing training	abdominal breathing training	The patients receiving the intervention of abdominal breathing training were in the experimental group. The experimental group received the abdominal breathing training for a total of 8 weeks. During this period, they received the abdominal breathing training at the outpatient clinic (every day 30 minutes, can include every time during the day). When the subjects were at home, they received self-training using the abdominal breathing training video (once every day and 30 minutes every time). The control group without training.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Beck anxiety inventory	post-test at Week 8	The total items of Beck anxiety inventory are 21. The score of each item is from 0-3. The score 0-7 is the least mild anxiety, 8-15 is the mild anxiety, 16-25 is the moderate anxiety, and 26-63 is the severe anxiety

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Xuan-Yi Huang; 🇨🇳 Taipei, Peitou, Taiwan