NCT06526585NARecruiting

Stress Management Program

Stanford University

Start Date

3/12/2025

Completion Date

8/30/2026

Summary

This study will test the immediate and long term (post 4 weeks of daily practice) effectiveness of two breathwork practices, cyclic sighing and box breathing, in comparison to hypnosis and an audiobook about stress, on psychological and physiological variables.

Eligibility Criteria

Age Range: 18 years to No maximum

Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18 or older * No contraindications to MRI imaging (like ferromagnetic metal in their body) Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant or planning to get pregnant during study participation. * Not able or willing to come to research location twice for MRI assessments

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Cyclic Sighing Breathing

BEHAVIORAL

Box Breathing

BEHAVIORAL

Hypnosis

BEHAVIORAL

Audiobook

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Conditions

StressAnxiety

Locations

Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences

Stanford, California 94305

United States

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