Airways to Alteration: Investigating the Impact of Breathwork & Meditation on Conscious State
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 24
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Emotional breakthrough
研究概览
简要总结
This study aims to investigate the impact of high ventilation breathwork (HVB) and meditation on altered states of consciousness (ASCs). The study will compare the effects of a single guided HVB session to a single guided body scan meditation session. The primary aim is to explore the impact of HVB and meditation on ASCs, while secondary aims relate to mental health and wellbeing.
详细描述
The study is a randomised controlled trial (RCT) involving up to 24 healthy adult participants who have prior experience with HVB. Participants will be randomly allocated to either the HVB or meditation group. The study will assess outcomes such as altered states of consciousness, mystical experiences, emotional breakthroughs, and overall wellbeing.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Other
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 65 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Healthy adults in Brighton and the surrounding area
- •Prior experience practising high ventilation breathwork in the form of conscious connected breathing
- •No history of adverse events during such prior breathwork sessions.
排除标准
- •History of hypotension
- •Hypertension
- •Respiratory or cardiovascular problems
- •Fainting or syncope
- •Epilepsy or seizures
- •Panic disorder or panic attacks
- •Cerebral aneurysm
- •Pregnancy (and possibility one might be pregnant, trying to get pregnant, or are breastfeeding)
- •Breathlessness
- •Bradypnea
- •Tachypnoea
- •Any mental/physical issues affecting the ability to engage in breath control activities.
结局指标
主要结局
Emotional breakthrough
时间窗: Immediately after the intervention.
Emotional Breakthrough Inventory. Scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating greater levels of emotional breakthrough (reflecting a better outcome).
Altered states of consciousness
时间窗: Immediately after the intervention.
Five Dimensions of Altered States of Consciousness Scale. Comprises five subscales: oceanic boundlessness, dread of ego dissolution, visionary restructuralisation, auditory alterations and vigilance reduction. Scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more profound altered states of consciousness.
Mystical experience
时间窗: Immediately after the intervention.
Mystical Experience Questionnaire Brief. Comprises four subscales: transcendence, positive mood, ineffability, and mystical. Scores range from 0 to 20, with higher scores indicating a more profound mystical experience.
次要结局
- Psychological insight(Post-intervention (one week after the intervention).)
- Depersonalisation(Immediately after the intervention.)
- Fatigue(Baseline and post-intervention (one week before and after the intervention).)
- Sleep-related impairment(Baseline and post-intervention (one week before and after the intervention).)
- Mental wellbeing(Baseline and post-intervention (one week before and after the intervention).)
- Depressive symptoms, anxiety, and stress(Baseline and post-intervention (one week before and after the intervention).)