This project is a single-site, single-arm, clinical feasibility trial examining the impact of a single-session, 2-hour connected consciousness breathing with breath retention (CCBR) training for chronic musculoskeletal pain.
CCBR is a breathwork style that involves breathing with no pause between inhalation and exhalation (also known as circular breathing). This breathing pattern is maintained for a given period of time, ranging from 5 minutes to over 2 hours. In the proposed project, the CCBR training will begin with a 15-minute introduction to CCBR, followed by an hour and 15 minutes of therapist-guided CCBR practice. The final 30 minutes will be used to discuss participant experiences during the CCBR practice. CCBR training sessions will occur in-person and in a small group format (5 participants each).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
10
GRMT provides training in respiratory regulation, mindfulness and relaxation. The GRMT training will begin with a 15-minute introduction to the treatment model, followed by an hour of therapist-guided respiration (i.e., continuous rhythmic expansion of the chest, and relaxed exhalation involving release of all respiratory and peripheral musculature). The final 45 minutes will be used to discuss participant experiences during the GRMT training. GRMT training sessions will occur in-person and in a small group format (\<5 participants each).
Brian Science and Symptom Management Center
Tallahassee, Florida, United States
Number of Participants with Chronic Pain Recruited
Examine recruitment rates during the 1 week of recruitment.
Time frame: 1 week
Intervention Adherence
Examine the percentage of participants completing their 2-hour intervention session.
Time frame: 2 Hours
Treatment Acceptability
Treatment acceptability will be assessed with a 12-item adaptation of the Treatment Framework of Acceptability questionnaire. Scores range from 5 to 45. Higher scores reflect greater acceptability.
Time frame: Completed immediately after the 2-hour GRMT training
Global Impression of Change
Treatment related improvement will be assessed with the Patient Global Impression of Change scale. Scores range from 0 to 7, with higher scores reflecting greater treatment related improvement.
Time frame: Completed at 2- and 6-week follow-ups
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