Effects of a four-week home-based breathwork intervention on cortical activity

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00036787

Enrollment

Registered

2025-07-21

Start date

2025-07-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

No health problem is being investigated.

Interventions

Group 1: Intervention of four-week home-based box breathing in participants without prior mediation experience. In the current state, there is no control group planned.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Cognitive ability to independently perform a daily five-minute breathwork

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Any diseases affecting central nervous system, psychiatric diagnoses (e.g. depression), chronic pain (>3 months), respiratory diseases affecting breathing ability, acute injury. Regular use of substances (e.g. drugs) or substance abuse. Pregnancy

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Differences in cortical activity in the frontal, central and parietal cortex regions focusing on the following frequencies: Delta (1-4 Hz), Theta (4-7.5 Hz), Alpha-1 (8-10 Hz), Alpha-2 (10.5-12.5 Hz), Beta-1 (13-18 Hz), Beta-2 (18.5-25 Hz) pre and post a four-week home-based box breathing training.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Feasibility of box breathing (adherence, adverse effects, subjective perception) Effect of box breathing on perceived stress (Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) 0-10 and Perceived Stress Scale – 4 (PSS)	—

Countries

Switzerland

Contacts

Public ContactEefje Luijckx

Berner Fachhochschule

eefje.luijckx@bfh.ch+41 31 848 37 98

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 10, 2026