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Clinical Evaluation of HRV Biofeedback in Functional Neurological Disorders Compared to Placebo
Sponsor: Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM)
Summary
Evaluation of the clinical effects of the Heart Rate Variability biofeedback training with patients suffering from Functional neurological Disorders compared with placebo.
Official title: Probing the Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback as an Innovative and Non-invasive Treatment for Functional Neurological Disorders Guided by a Multimodal Approach of Autonomic Nervous System.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 70 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
31
Start Date
2024-09-09
Completion Date
2027-05
Last Updated
2024-09-19
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Heart rate variability Biofeedback [HRV-BFB]
Biofeedback (BFB), sometimes referred to as "biological feedback technique," is a non-invasive and non-pharmacological approach based on physiological recordings that provide real-time feedback enabling people to learn how to control their physiological processes, which are typically unconscious and beyond their control. HRV-BFB specifically targets heart rate variability (HRV), which can help regulate the autonomic nervous system (including vagal tone and sympathetic-parasympathetic balance) as well as emotional states. HRV-BFB has been clinically and experimentally validated as a physiological intervention and has demonstrated its effectiveness. However, it has never been studied in an adult FND population.
Pseudo HRV-BFB
The pseudo HRV-BFB intervention aims to implement the same HRV BFB methods with no specific effect on HRV.
Locations (1)
Université de Montréal's affiliated Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada