Yogic Breathing Exercise and Meditation for People With Spinal Cord Disorders
For patients and families
In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: yogic breathing and meditation.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Spinal Cord Disorders. Basic parameters: 18 years — 89 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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Overview
The goal of the study is to understand how well yogic breathing exercise and meditation improves breathing, fatigue, emotional well-being and quality of life in people with spinal cord disorders. Aim 1. Evaluate the efficacy of an 8-week, virtual, coach-guided yogic breathing and meditation (YBM) program on QoL and mental health in people with spinal cord disorders. This study will include completing several questionnaires 3 times, 8 weeks of participating in 2 sessions per week of yogic breathing exercise and meditation via Zoom and being interviewed once at the completion of the 8-week program.
Detailed description
General Information You are being asked to take part in a research study. This research study is voluntary, meaning you do not have to take part in it. The procedures, risks, and benefits are fully described further in the consent form.
Purpose The purpose of the study is to understand how well yogic breathing exercise and meditation improves breathing, fatigue, and emotional well-being in people with spinal cord injury (SCI).
Duration \& Visits You will complete several questionnaires (3 different times) that will take 30 minutes to complete each time, participate in 12-30-minute yogic breathing exercise and meditation sessions (over 8 weeks), complete a 25-minute interview and that you will be in the study for 2 months.
Overview of Procedures This study will include completing several questionnaires multiple times, 8 weeks of participating in 2 sessions per week of yogic breathing exercise and meditation via Zoom and being interviewed once.
Risks The most common risks include some tiredness and frustration while learning the yogic breathing exercise and meditation techniques. Loss of confidentiality is also a risk.
Interventions
- Behavioral yogic breathing and meditation
yogic breathing exercise and meditation exercise
Primary outcome measures
- Depressive symptoms as assessed by the PHQ-9 [Time frame: change from baseline in depressive symptoms at 8 and 16 weeks]
- Patient health questionnaire (PHQ-9) [Time frame: baseline, post-program (8th week), and 16th week]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- spinal cord disorders
- community-dwelling adults aged ≥ 18 years
- able to follow simple, three-step verbal instructions (e.g., close your eyes, open your mouth, close your mouth)
- access to the internet and an electronic device with videoconferencing capability
- able to set up virtual sessions with/without caregiver assistance
- sufficient English language proficiency to provide consent for study participation and complete self-report questionnaires
Exclusion criteria
- suicidal intent requiring emergency care
- bedridden with continuous use of noninvasive ventilation
- participating in weekly pulmonary PT, psychological therapy, or a clinical trial that could affect proposed study outcomes.
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- N/A
- Model
- Single group
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Other
Study locations
United States · 1 center
- University of Alabama at Birmingham — Birmingham
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07655531 · IRB-300011535 A · UAB