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Reliability of heart rate variability parameters as correlates of interoception and pain

Reliability of heart rate variability parameters as correlates of interoception and pain - RIS RSA

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00034187
Enrollment
61
Registered
2024-05-06
Start date
2024-05-08
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

heart rate variability, interoception, pain, respiratory sinus arrhythmia, experimental pilot study, reliability.

Interventions

Group 1: HRV measurement during paced breathing (2 sessions of 8 minutes) for RSA reliability analysis. Interoceptive questionnaires (1 session of 40 minutes). Heartbeat counting task with confidence

Sponsors

Dresden International University in Kooperation mit der Osteopathie Schule Deutschland
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Language skills in German or English, free of serious chronic or acute illnesses, test persons must be able to see and count, non-smokers.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Known cardiovascular diseases (such as: Hypertension, hypotension, arrhythmias, heart attack, stroke, etc.), Acute respiratory disease (such as: viral infection, bacterial infection), Severe chronic respiratory disease (such as: COPD, bronchial asthma, respiratory tumours, chronic bronchitis, etc.), Pregnancy, drug or tobacco use and alcoholism, Serious neurological or mental disorders that could affect participation (such as: Multiple sclerosis, anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorders, severe depression etc.), Acute or chronic pain (such as: injuries, sore muscles, nerve pain, pain condition lasting >3 months, etc.), Cardiovascular medication (ACE inhibitors, beta-blockers, antiarrhythmics, anticoagulants etc.), Pain medication (opioid analgesics, non-opioid analgesics, antidepressants etc).

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
HRV data (heart rate variability): LF (Low Frequency), HF (High Frequency), Log_LF (Logarithm of Low Frequency), Log_HF (Logarithm of High Frequency), LF/HF_ratio (Low Frequency/High Frequency Ratio), Log_RSA (Logarithm of Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia), RMSSD (Root Mean Square of Successive Differences), pNN50 (Percentage of Successive NN Intervals That Differ by More Than 50 ms), EDR (ECG derived respiratory signal). Interoceptive accuracy (IAcc) and interoceptive focus (Insight). Questionnaires: IATS (Interoception Attention Scale), MAIA (Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness), IAS (Interoceptive Accuracy Scale), BPQ-SF (Body Perception Questionnaire -Short form). Visual analogue scale for confidence rating of the heartbeat count (CR of the HCT) and visual analogue scale for pain intensity and pain unpleasantness of the Cold Pressor Test.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
HRV data (heart rate variability): RR (R-wave intervals of ECG), SDNN (Standard Deviation of NN intervals), VLF (very low frequency), VFL_Log (very low frequency Logarithm), Spectral Log_Power (Logarithm of spectral analysis), SD1 and SD2 (Standard Deviation 1 and 2), DFA Alpha 1 (Detrended Fluctuation Analysis Alpha 1). Socio-demographic data by questionnaire.

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactMax ;Chiara Schneider;Krüger

Dresden International University;Dresden Interantional University

max.schneider.7studies@gmail.com;chiara.krue@gmail.com+4915237322670;+49 17664015839

Outcome results

None listed

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