Effects of Breathing and Attention Training (BAT) on Pain Modulation
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Breathing and Attention Training (BAT), Breathing Control.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Fibromyalgia. Basic parameters: 18 years — 70 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- United States
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Effects of Breathing and Attention Training (BAT) on Pain Modulation in Healthy Individuals and Patients With Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain
Overview
The hypersensitivity of fibromyalgia is associated with abnormal pain modulation within the CNS, but not with peripheral or central sensitization. Many brain areas that contribute to modulation of pain are known, but their testing is complex and expensive. Quantitative sensory testing is easier to perform and repeatable. Therefore, it will be used to evaluate the effects of Breathing Attention Training (BAT) on the hypersensitivity of FM participants. BAT is a form of mindfulness meditation shown to decrease FM symptoms and possibly pain sensitivity. We hypothesize that pain modulation of chronic pain patients is improved by BAT.
Interventions
- Behavioral Breathing and Attention Training (BAT)
BAT is an instructor guided breathing technique over 20 min that will be applied once in a training session and approximately one week later in a testing session. - Behavioral Breathing Control
Controlled Breathing (without mindfulness) is an instructor guided breathing technique over 20 min that will be applied once in a training session and approximately one week later in a testing session.
Primary outcome measures
- Ratings of Painful and Painless Sensory Stimuli [Time frame: 2 hr]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Individuals diagnosed with fibromyalgia will have pain of duration > 6 months and meeting the 1990 Research Diagnostic Criteria for FM (ACR)
- Healthy, pain-free age matched controls without chronic pain
Exclusion criteria
- Personal or family history of photosensitive epilepsy
- Prior history of cancer or diabetes
- Patients must be willing to discontinue their analgesics, hypnotics, anxiolytics, or anti-depressants during the study period for at least 5 half-lives.
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Single blind
- Primary purpose
- Basic science
Study locations
United States · 1 center
- University of Florida — Gainesville
Identifiers
NCT: NCT05773482 · IRB202300172