Relaxation Breathing Training for Children

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Conditions studied: Stress Disorder, Biofeedback

In brief

Family-centered Relaxation Breathing Training in the Pediatric Outpatient Clinic: The long term goal is to apply simple, low cost, assistive technologies (heart rate variability \[HRV\] biofeedback together with mobile health tools) to teach relaxation breathing in the Boston Medical Center pediatric clinic setting following a trauma-informed care model. For this research both a mobile app for relaxation breathing skills and reminder text messages will be provided for the at-risk target population. The investigators will assess the feasibility and acceptability of relaxation breathing intervention in 60 parent-child dyads. These dyads will be randomly assigned to receive either (1) biofeedback relaxation training alone or (2) Technology-enhanced relaxation breathing (biofeedback relaxation training together with mobile health tools). Outcome measures will assess relaxation breathing practice, anxiety, and parental stress at the time of the intervention and at one month follow up.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03271086

Run by

Boston Medical Center

People needed

0

Starts

2020-10-01

Expected to finish

2021-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2020-11-17

Who can join

Age: 6 and older, up to 11. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• child between 6 and 11 years of age and their parent
• primary language either English or Spanish
• parent has a working smartphone

You may not qualify if…

• a child who is in Department of Children and Families (DCF) custody whose caregiver is a foster parent
• parent who does not speak or read English or Spanish

Where it is running

• Boston Medical Center — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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