Impacts of Rhythmic and Hypoxic Breathwork on EEG, Mood, Sleep, and Physiology
Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
This project will study changes that occur during a short period of intensive daily slow-paced breathing and breath hold practice (i.e., breathwork). On the first and last days of the week-long practice, investigators will conduct high-density EEG recordings during breathwork to evaluate spectral power, coherence, and causality dynamics of the brain when it is naïve to breathwork and after adaptation to a breathwork practice. Breath, blood, urine, saliva, stool samples, biometric data, and sleep EEG will be collected before the start of daily breathwork practice and again after 1 week of breathwork practice to examine the effect of breathwork on full body biochemistry, molecular biology, and sleep. Investigators will also use questionnaires to assess the impact of breathwork on stress and sleep quality.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Maximum Age: 45
Healthy Volunteers: t
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• Persons, aged 18-45
• Availability for the duration of the study
• In good general health as revealed by self-report
• Stated willingness and capability to adhere to the breathwork regimen
• Agreement to adhere to Lifestyle Considerations (see section 5.3) throughout study duration
• Provision of signed and dated informed consent form
Locations
United States
California
UC San Diego
RECRUITING
La Jolla
Contact Information
Primary
Julie Onton, PhD
julieonton@hotmail.com
8583362704
Time Frame
Start Date:2024-06-17
Estimated Completion Date:2025-12
Participants
Target number of participants:75
Treatments
Experimental: Breathwork, music, messaging
Subjects will perform a 40 min initial breathwork/music/messaging session with a full EEG cap followed by 7 or 14 days of once daily practice of a 20 min breathwork/music/messaging session. At the end of 7 or 14 days, they will again perform the 40 min breathwork/music/messaging session with a full EEG cap.
Active_comparator: Breathwork only
Subjects will perform a 40 min initial breathwork only session with a full EEG cap followed by 7 or 14 days of once daily practice of a 20 min breathwork only session. At the end of 7 or 14 days, they will again perform the 40 min breathwork only session with a full EEG cap.
Active_comparator: Music and messaging
Subjects will perform a 40 min initial music/messaging session with a full EEG cap followed by 7 or 14 days of once daily practice of a 20 min music/messaging session. At the end of 7 or 14 days, they will again perform the 40 min music/messaging session with a full EEG cap.