Experience after Floatation-REST: Relaxation during floating mediates the afterglow effect

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Early Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00033951

Enrollment

Registered

2024-03-22

Start date

2023-11-13

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-03-30

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Conditions

Sub-acute subsequent effects of mindfulness-based interventions

Interventions

Group 1: Floatation-REST (Restricted Environmental Stimulation Therapy) Group 2: Waterbed-REST (Restricted Environmental Stimulation Therapy)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Healhty, previous experience in Floating, good German skills

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - no acute or chronic physical illness (e.g. no incontinence, cold symptoms) - no acute or chronic mental or neurological illnesses/disorders/abnormalities (e.g. depression, epilepsy, ADHD) - do not take medications that impair physical or psychological functioning or the autonomic nervous system - no addiction, no influence from drugs and alcohol - no open or bleeding wounds - no contraindication to floating - no pregnancy - no minor age group

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
After-glow effect (Afterglow Inventory)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Mindfulness (Toronto Mindfulness Scale; Lau et al. 2006), body boundaries (Perceived Body Boundaries Scale, PBBS; Dambrun, 2016), VAS scales on the experience of relaxation, loss of time, fatigue, experience of the present, exteroception and interoception	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactIraklis Pantazis

Institut für Grenzgebiete der Psychologie und Psychohygiene

I.pantazis@gmx.de+49 761 207-21 0

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Apr 4, 2026