Effects of Box Breathing Exercise in Patients With Fibromyalgia | NCT07722923

NCT07722923

Overview

NCT ID: NCT07722923
Lead Sponsor: Artvin Coruh UniversityOTHER
Official Title: Effects of Box Breathing Exercise on Sleep Quality, Pain, Gastrointestinal Symptoms, and Comfort in Patients With Fibromyalgia
Brief Summary: Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition that can cause widespread pain, sleep problems, fatigue, gastrointestinal symptoms, and reduced comfort. This study will evaluate whether box breathing exercise improves sleep quality, pain, gastrointestinal symptoms, and comfort in patients with fibromyalgia.

A total of 60 participants will be randomly assigned to either an intervention group or a control group. Participants in the intervention group will continue their routine treatment and perform box breathing exercises for 10 minutes twice daily for 30 days. Participants in the control group will continue their routine treatment without receiving the breathing exercise. Sleep quality, pain, gastrointestinal symptoms, and comfort will be assessed at the beginning and at the end of the 30-day study period
Conditions

Status and Timeline

Status: Not yet recruiting
Last Update Posted: Jul 23, 2026Actual
Start Date: Sep 15, 2026Estimated
Primary Completion Date: Sep 15, 2027Estimated
Completion Date

Participation Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study: Adult (18-64)Older Adult (65+)
Sexes Eligible for Study: All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No
Eligibility Criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

Aged 18 years or older

Having a diagnosis of fibromyalgia

Having a Visual Analog Scale pain score of 5 or higher

Having a Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index score of 5 or higher

Being able to communicate and complete the study assessments

Voluntarily agreeing to participate and providing informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

Having a respiratory condition such as asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Having a communication problem that prevents participation in the study procedures or completion of the assessment tools

Study Plan

Study Type: Interventional
Phase: Not Applicable
Enrollment: 60Estimated
Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Allocation: Randomized
Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)

Contacts and Locations

Central Contacts: Emre ERKAL, PhDContact
emreerkal@hotmail.de+90 5433750709

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Participant Group/Arms

Box Breathing ExerciseExperimental

Participants in this arm will continue their routine treatment and perform box breathing exercises for 10 minutes twice daily, in the morning and evening, for 30 days. Each breathing cycle consists of inhaling through the nose for 4 seconds, holding the breath for 4 seconds, exhaling for 4 seconds, and holding the breath again for 4 seconds.

Behavioral: Box Breathing Exercise

Routine TreatmentNo Intervention

Participants in this arm will continue their routine treatment for 30 days and will not receive the box breathing exercise intervention. Outcome assessments will be completed at baseline and at the end of the 30-day study period.