Clinical trials: Heart Rate Variability
Anxiety
Effects of Stress Ball Use on Heart Rate Variability, Anxiety, and Pain During Awake Hand Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Preoperative anxiety begins from the decision-making of surgery to entering the operating room and may intensify as the surgery date approaches.
- Trial name
- NCT06742814
- Testing
- stress ball
- Where
- 2 sites in Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 74 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Physical Fitness
BPIT 5-Week Multi-Site Study: Movement Efficiency, Mobility & Neuromuscular Adaptation
This prospective, multi-site, single-arm interventional study evaluates the 5-Line Principle of Balanced Progressive Intensity Training (BPIT) over 5 weeks in healthy adults aged 18-65 years.
- Trial name
- BPIT_5LINE_369 (NCT07256717)
- Testing
- Balanced Progressive Intensity Training (BPIT) 5-Line Method
- Where
- 10 sites in United States, India
- Volunteers
- 369 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- MMSx Authority Institute for Movement Mechanics & Biomechanics Research Inc.
Tobacco Smoking
Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback for Smoking Cessation
Open trial of heart rate variability biofeedback as an adjunct to individualized smoking cessation counseling (SCT) plus transdermal nicotine replacement patch (NRT) in smokers with elevated emotional distress.
- Trial name
- HRVB-SCT (NCT03972137)
- Testing
- Cognitive-Behavioral Smoking Cessation, Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback (HRVB), Transdermal Nicotine patch
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Parkinson Disease
Safety Study to Autonomic Rehabilitation o Parkinson's Disease
Introduction: The Parkinson is one of the most common degenerative diseases of the central nervous system , mainly characterized by resting tremor , rigidity, akinesia and postural instability , also featuring the autonomic…
- Trial name
- NCT02680522
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade Metodista de Piracicaba
Stress, Psychological
Comparative Intervention Study of Stress Reduction in Corporate Health Management
Aim of the study is the evaluation of the effects (psychological and physiological) of an hrv-biofeedback training, a mindfulness training and a combination of both training methods for stress reduction.
- Trial name
- NCT02709551
- Testing
- HRV_Bfb, MBI, MBI_HRV_Bfb
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- ARCIM Institute Academic Research in Complementary and Integrative Medicine
Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Spinal Muscular Atrophy and Cardiac Autonomic Function
Respiratory dysfunction is the major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). Air stacking is a clearance airway technique frequently used but its effects on cardiac autonomic function in…
- Trial name
- NCT01522079
- Testing
- Air stacking manuever
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centro Universitário Augusto Motta
Binge Drinking
Afferent Neurocardiac Signals, Cue Reactivity, and Cognitive Control
Conscious attempts to regulate alcohol use are often undermined by automatic attention and arousal processes activated by alcohol cues, as well as by diminished ability to inhibit in-the-moment behaviors.
- Trial name
- NCT05369169
- Testing
- Resonance breathing, Low demand cognitive task
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Healthy, Swimming
EFFECTS OF FOAM ROLLING ON HRV IN ELITE SWIMMERS
The present study aimed to evaluate the effects of foam rolling (FR) on recovery by examining selected time-domain and frequency-domain heart rate variability (HRV) parameters in elite swimmers following intensive interval sprint…
- Conditions
- Healthy, Swimming, Autonomic Nervous System Function, Recovery
- Trial name
- HRV-SWIMMING (NCT07641062)
- Testing
- Swimming+FoamRollingRecovery, SwimmingRecovery
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Uludag University
Baro-reflex Sensitivity, Heart Rate Variability
Low Intensity Exercise in Different Normobaric/Hypobaric Normoxic/Hypoxic Conditions.
The main goal of this project is to investigate how low intensity cycling exercise (1.5W/kg, for 6 minutes) influences cerebral functions, such as: Cerebral blood flow, oxygenation, and other physiological variables in different…
- Conditions
- Baro-reflex Sensitivity, Heart Rate Variability, EEG, Microstates, Cerebral Blood Flow Regulation
- Trial name
- Hypoxia (NCT03439202)
- Testing
- Hypoxia
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fliegerärztliches Institut
Heart Rate Variability, Exercise
Exploring the Relationship Between Heart Rate Variability (HRV), Training Load, and Exercise Performance
Heart rate variability (HRV) is a measure of the variation in time between each heartbeat. It is an indirect and ubiquitous biomarker of performance readiness and recovery measured by most consumer-grade wearable fitness…
- Trial name
- NCT06425939
- Testing
- Force plate assessment, Whoop wrist band
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- PepsiCo Global R&D
Individuality
Can Omega-3 Improve Heart Rate Variability Measurement?
Heart rate variability can represent physiological and psychological levels via sympathetic and parasympathetic variables on autonomic nervous function.
- Trial name
- HRV (NCT02768636)
- Testing
- Omega-3
- Where
- 2 sites in Thailand
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vachira Phuket Hospital
Sedentary Behaviors, Physical Inactivity
Step-Up vs. Running Exercise at Matched Heart Rate Zones in Sedentary Males
This study compares the effects of two aerobic exercise methods - loaded step-up exercise and treadmill running - on cardiovascular fitness, leg strength, heart rate variability, and recovery in sedentary adult males.
- Trial name
- NCT07585617
- Testing
- Loaded Step-Up Exercise, Treadmill Running
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ankara University
Diabetes Mellitus
Integrated Clinical Evaluation of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Conventional Medicine on Diabetic Patients
In traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), examination of the tongue plays an important role in diagnosis. The characteristics of the tongue(e.g., color of the tongue body, tongue fur, teeth-marked tongue) provides some clues and…
- Trial name
- NCT02564913
- Testing
- clinical evaluation
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Changhua Christian Hospital
Laser Acupuncture, Meridian
The Effect of Laser Acupuncture in Different Meridians on the Autonomic Nervous System and Its Brain Mechanisms
Traditional Chinese acupuncture has a history of several thousand years. The World Health Organization has published guidelines describing the efficacy of acupuncture in the cure or relief of 64 different symptoms and conditions…
- Conditions
- Laser Acupuncture, Meridian, Heart Rate Variability, Brain Mechanism
- Trial name
- NCT05458713
- Testing
- Laser acupuncture
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 103 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- China Medical University, Taiwan
Hypertension, FXTAS
Diaphragmatic Breathing and Heart Rate Variability Training for Improving Hypertension in Fragile X Associated Tremor/Ataxia
To study whether heart rate variability training and respiratory coherence can improve hypertension in individuals with FXTAS. All patients will receive HRV biofeedback training for 20 sessions.
- Trial name
- NCT03816540
- Testing
- HRV and respiratory coherence biofeedback
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Healthy
The Effects of Manual Lymphatic Drainage on the Autonomic Nerve System
Forty healthy women who met the inclusion criteria were included in the study. In the single-blind randomized controlled study, the participants were divided into 3 groups manual lymphatic drainage(MLD), sham MLD, and control…
- Trial name
- NCT05809726
- Testing
- Manual lymph drainage
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kutahya Health Sciences University
Heart Rate Variability
Short- and Long-term HRV Measurements After Osteopathic Myofascial Thoracic Manipulations
The adaptation of the heart to react to any stimulus is called heart rate variability (HRV). Moreover, HRV is now used as a health index.
- Trial name
- NCT04234958
- Testing
- Osteopathic manipulative treatment
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 162 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Université du Québec a Montréal
Healthy Patients
Evaluation of Heart Rate Variability in Third Lower Molars Surgeries
The purpose of this study is to use heart rate variability as a monitor of cardiovascular safety during third molar surgeries, using the Polar heart rate-meter.
- Trial name
- NCT01910337
- Testing
- Use the Polar Cardiac rate meter
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Renata Martins da Silva Prado
Caffeine, Spinal Cord Injury
Influence of Caffeine on HRV and Exercise Performance in Spinal Cord Injury
The aim is to investigate the influence of caffeine on heart rate variability and on performance in a 3 min exercise test in different population groups (able-bodied, paraplegic and tetraplegic subjects).
- Trial name
- NCT02083328
- Testing
- Caffeine
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Swiss Paraplegic Research, Nottwil
Healthy Subject, Heart Rate Variability
Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment Effects on High Frequency Parameters in Healthy Subjects
The aim of the present study is to determine the extend to which osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) is effective on a sample of healthy subjects in changing high frequency (HF) parameters.
- Trial name
- NCT01908920
- Testing
- Osteopathic manipulative treatment, CONTROL
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- European Institute for Evidence Based Osteopathic Medicine