Stress Management Program

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Conditions studied: Stress, Anxiety

In brief

This study will test the immediate and long term (post 4 weeks of daily practice) effectiveness of two breathwork practices, cyclic sighing and box breathing, in comparison to hypnosis and an audiobook about stress, on psychological and physiological variables.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06526585

Run by

Stanford University

People needed

80

Starts

2025-03-12

Expected to finish

2026-08-30

Last updated by the study team

2026-06-24

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age 18 or older
• No contraindications to MRI imaging (like ferromagnetic metal in their body)

You may not qualify if…

• Pregnant or planning to get pregnant during study participation.
• Not able or willing to come to research location twice for MRI assessments

Where it is running

• Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences — Stanford, California, United States (enrolling)

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