Recruiting

Yogic Breathing & Meditation

Sponsor:

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Code:

NCT07655531

Conditions

Spinal Cord Disorders

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

yogic breathing and meditation

Study Details

Brief summary:

The goal of the study is to understand how well yogic breathing exercise and meditation improves breathing, fatigue, emotional well-being and quality of life in people with spinal cord disorders.

Aim 1. Evaluate the efficacy of an 8-week, virtual, coach-guided yogic breathing and meditation (YBM) program on QoL and mental health in people with spinal cord disorders.

This study will include completing several questionnaires 3 times, 8 weeks of participating in 2 sessions per week of yogic breathing exercise and meditation via Zoom and being interviewed once at the completion of the 8-week program.

Conditions

Spinal Cord Disorders

Study ID

NCT07655531

Start date

Jul 22, 2026

Status verified date

Jul, 2026

Completion date

Jun, 2029

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Jun, 2028

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • spinal cord disorders
  • community-dwelling adults aged ≥ 18 years
  • able to follow simple, three-step verbal instructions (e.g., close your eyes, open your mouth, close your mouth)
  • access to the internet and an electronic device with videoconferencing capability
  • able to set up virtual sessions with/without caregiver assistance
  • sufficient English language proficiency to provide consent for study participation and complete self-report questionnaires

Exclusion Criteria:

  • suicidal intent requiring emergency care
  • bedridden with continuous use of noninvasive ventilation
  • participating in weekly pulmonary PT, psychological therapy, or a clinical trial that could affect proposed study outcomes.

Study Design

Enrollment

30 participants

Anticipated

Intervention Model

Single group

Primary purpose

Other

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: yogic breathing and meditation

yogic breathing exercise and meditation exercise

Interventions

yogic breathing and meditation

yogic breathing exercise and meditation exercise

Primary outcome measure

  • Depressive symptoms as assessed by the PHQ-9 [ Time Frame: change from baseline in depressive symptoms at 8 and 16 weeks ]
  • Patient health questionnaire (PHQ-9) [ Time Frame: baseline, post-program (8th week), and 16th week ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Hon Yuen, PhD

12059346301yuen@uab.edu

Adrian Smith, BS

12059348931adrian02@uab.edu

Locations

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Recruiting

Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35294

Contacts

Hon Yuen, PhD

2059346301yuen@uab.edu

Adrian Smith, BS

2059348931adrian02@uab.edu

Principal Investigator:

Hon Yuen, PhD

More Information

Sponsor

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Last update posted

Jul 23, 2026

Last verified

Jul, 2026

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Alabama at Birmingham on 2026-07-23.