Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback in Older Adults

Completed · Early Phase 1

Conditions studied: Older Adult

In brief

Older adults will be randomly assigned to an active heart rate variability biofeedback condition and a "sham" control condition. Stress recovery measures and emotional and cognitive functioning will be assessed before and following the five-week intervention to assess potential changes from the intervention.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05902286

Run by

Brigham Young University

People needed

59

Starts

2023-02-17

Expected to finish

2024-05-22

Last updated by the study team

2024-08-12

Who can join

Age: 65 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Fluent English speaker
• Able to provide informed consent
• 65 years or Older

You may not qualify if…

• Symptoms within the last year of a neurological disorder (e.g., dementia, stroke, epilepsy, traumatic brain injury with loss of consciousness in the last year, etc.).
• Conditions that might affect the biofeedback training (i.e., pacemakers, previous self-reported heart attack with hospitalization, self-reported coronary artery disease)
• Currently engaged in or have been previously trained in heart rate variability biofeedback.
• 3.3 or higher on the IQCODE.
• Currently prescribed and taking beta-blockers.

Where it is running

• Brigham Young Unversity — Provo, Utah, United States

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