Clinical trials: Heart Rate Variability
Cardiovascular Disease
Feasibility Study of Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Dialysis Patients
Cardiovascular disease and mortality is the largest comorbidity within the dialysis population. Nearly 50% of hemodialysis patients will have congestive heart failure at initiation.
- Trial name
- NCT01002118
- Testing
- Omega-3 Acid Ethyl Esters
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- University of Iowa
Cardiac Arrest, Fear
The Care After Life-threatening Medical Events Study
This study tests the feasibility of a home-based heart rate variability biofeedback (HRVB) intervention in survivors of cardiac arrest (CA).
- Trial name
- CALME (NCT04589559)
- Testing
- Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Traumatic Brain Injury
The Impact of Yoga-based Physical Therapy for Individuals With Traumatic Brain Injury
This study aims to explore if a yoga-based physical therapy session would promote improved (increased) heart rate variability in subjects with traumatic brain injuries.
- Trial name
- NCT03701594
- Testing
- Yoga-based physical therapy group, Seated Rest, Conventional Physical Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Premature Birth, Maternal Distress - Delivered
Heart Rate Variability and Prematurity
Mothers who deliver prematurely (<37 weeks of gestational age) experience intense stress and anxiety given that their child's survival and development might be compromised.
- Conditions
- Premature Birth, Maternal Distress - Delivered, Stress, Anxiety
- Trial name
- NCT03565874
- Testing
- Heart rate variability biofeedback
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Lausanne Hospitals
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Physical Training and Heart Rate Variability in COPD
To contrast the potential effects of physical exercise training program (PTP) of a 6 versus 12 weeks on cardiac autonomic modulation by linear and non-linear heart rate variability (HRV) indices and functional capacity in…
- Trial name
- NCT01889563
- Testing
- Physical Exercise Training Program Exercise
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos
Postoperative Pain
Transversus Abdominis Plane Block Versus Local Anesthetic Infiltration for Pain Control in the Abdominal Surgery
Postoperative analgesia is an important part of the anesthetic care. According to the recent studies, multimodal analgesia can provide better analgesia \& patient satisfaction with fewer side effect.
- Trial name
- TAP (NCT02029755)
- Testing
- transversus abdominis plane block, local infiltration, Patient controlled analgesia
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 108 people
- Sponsor
- Taipei Medical University Hospital
Academic Performance, Anxiety
Mindful Minds: Mindfulness-Based Neurofeedback for Underrepresented College Students
The study examines the efficacy of a mindfulness-based neurofeedback protocol designed to improve academic performance and reduce performance anxiety in racial and ethnic minority college students.
- Trial name
- NCT06784934
- Testing
- NeuroSky Mindfulness-Based Neurofeedback
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Florida International University
Maternal Stress, Maternal Anxiety
Feasibility of Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback With In-patient Pregnant Women
Purpose: The investigators plan a feasibility study on an easily disseminated biofeedback tool to reduce stress among hospitalized and expecting mothers.
- Conditions
- Maternal Stress, Maternal Anxiety, Maternal Health Services
- Trial name
- NCT02119936
- Testing
- Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback Tool
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Neck Pain
Spinal Pain and Autonomic Responses to Chiropractic Care
This randomized, single-blinded study will investigate the effects of Spinal Manipulative Therapy on Heart Rate Variability and Pain Sensitivity in a population of patients with recurrent and persistent neck pain.
- Trial name
- SPARC (NCT03576846)
- Testing
- Stretching and Spinal manipulative therapy, Stretching
- Where
- 2 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 131 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Peanut Consumption, High Intensity Aerobic Exercise
The Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Exercise and Peanut Consumption
This study will enroll and randomly assign 30 sedentary, healthy overweight men and women to two groups. Participants will either start by consuming peanuts for 4 weeks, and then go on to exercise at high intensity intervals…
- Trial name
- NCT03212144
- Testing
- High Intensity Interval Training, Peanut Consumption
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- New York State Psychiatric Institute
Trauma
Heart Rate Variability in Trauma Patients
The purpose of this study is to develop new triage tool for trauma patients based on HRV. EKG will be prospectively measured in trauma patients in two locations: in the prehospital setting (the field and during transport by…
- Trial name
- HRV (NCT00795535)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 95 people
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
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
Asthma
Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback: It's Role in Asthma Therapeutics
The goal of this research study to see whether biofeedback therapy helps treat asthma, and if so, how it works. Biofeedback is a treatment method that can teach how to bodily control.
- Trial name
- BioAce (NCT02766374)
- Testing
- Heart rate variability biofeedback
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fred Wamboldt, MD
Ischemic Heart Disease
Perceived Social Support, Heart Rate Variability, and Hopelessness in Patients With Ischemic Heart Disease
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death worldwide, with ischemic heart disease (IHD) the leading cause of cardiovascular mortality.
- Trial name
- Hope Beats (NCT05003791)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Chicago
Chronic Low Back Pain
Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation in Back Pain- Pilot Sudy
Chronic pain is a severe disabling problem within society, affecting 25-30% of the United States population.. Transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) has the potential to provide a treatment option that is safe…
- Trial name
- BPS (NCT03243084)
- Testing
- XCSITE100 Stimulator tACS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
GERD
Correlates of GERD Symptom Severity
This is a pilot study measuring physiologic and behavioral correlates of symptom severity in adult patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).
- Trial name
- NCT03020550
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Autonomic Nervous System Imbalance
Effect of CES on Parasympathetic Tone
The hypothesis is that CES stimulation will dose dependently increase parasympathetic tone. Healthy subjects will have three 20 minute sessions of CES stimulation, at three different intensities of stimulation, with each session…
- Trial name
- NCT02163967
- Testing
- Cranial Electrical Stimulation Fisher-Wallace Stimulator (Model FW100)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Tobacco Smoking
Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback for Smoking Cessation Treatment
The purpose of the study is to conduct an open trial examining the feasibility and acceptability of an adapted heart rate variability biofeedback and smoking cessation treatment that was using a primarily virtual remote…
- Trial name
- HRVB-SCT (NCT05224050)
- Testing
- Cognitive-Behavioral Smoking Cessation, Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback, Nicotine patch
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Diabetes Mellitus, Non-Insulin-Dependent, Hypertensive Disease
To Evaluate the Effect of Liraglutide on Ambulatory Blood Pressure-A Pilot Study
The investigators are conducting this research to study the effect of Liraglutide on blood pressure. Several studies have shown increased cardiovascular complications and deaths in diabetics with hypertension.
- Trial name
- NCT02299388
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Tulane University School of Medicine
Heart Rate Variability
Heart Rate Variability and Emotion Regulation
Previous research suggests that heart rate variability (HRV) biofeedback aimed at increasing HRV can reduce anxiety and stress. However, some mental quiescence practices that reduce HRV during the practice sessions also lead to…
- Trial name
- HRV-ER (NCT03458910)
- Testing
- HRV training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 193 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California