An interventional study of cardiac coherence in Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, sponsored by Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de la Réunion. Recruiting at 1 site in Reunion. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-03-12.
Sponsored by Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de la Réunion · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention
ThThe aim of this study is to determinate the potential benefits of a respiratory training program (cardiac coherence, CC) in patients suffering from acute stress disorder, after a potentially traumatic event. Using this method is supposed to prevent the onset of chronic post traumatic stress disorder after 3 months.
This pilot study will help to determinate the need of developing this kind of complementary and alternative program, and will also provide knowledge about the feasibiility and acceptability of this program for the patients.
Each patient will be teached how to use cardiac coherence with a trained practitioner at the inclusion visit. A respiratory guide on smartphone will be given to the patient aswell as a diary in order to keep tracks of the patient's compliance to this program.
2,682 studies on the registry are indexed under Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic; 601 are open to participants now.
This study's planned enrollment of 44 is below the median of 69 across 2,196 interventional studies indexed under Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic.
Browse Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic studies →Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de la Réunion is the lead sponsor of 141 studies on the registry; 37 are open to participants now.
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The American Psychiatric Association’s manual of mental health diagnoses. DSM-5 (2013, revised as DSM-5-TR in 2022) replaced DSM-IV, and some studies still name the older edition. “Meets DSM criteria for …” means diagnosed by that edition’s diagnostic criteria, usually by a clinician in an interview.
DSM diagnostic criteria
The American Psychiatric Association’s manual of mental health diagnoses. DSM-5 (2013, revised as DSM-5-TR in 2022) replaced DSM-IV, and some studies still name the older edition. “Meets DSM criteria for …” means diagnosed by that edition’s diagnostic criteria, usually by a clinician in an interview.
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The cardiac coherence training will consist in the realization during 3 months by the patient, at home : * of 6 respiratory cycles by minute (inspiration : 4,5 seconds/expiration : 5,5 seconds), * during 5 minutes, * 3 times a day (morning, late morning and late afternoon)
Other: cardiac coherence
standard care associated to cardiac coherence training during 3 months
Proportion of patients without Post-traumatic stress disorder
Measured by the Post Traumatic Stress Disorder CheckList for DSM-5 (PCL-5)
Time frame: at month 3
Complications associated to Post-traumatic stress disorder
number of suicide attempt
Time frame: at inclusion
Complications associated to Post-traumatic stress disorder
Variation of suicidal risk (Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale or C-SSRS). This scale measure the risk of suicide et will be measured by un external evaluator
Time frame: at month 3
Variation in heart rate variability
measured by time and frequency indices obtained on the tachogram
Time frame: at inclusion
Variation in heart rate variability
measured by time and frequency indices obtained on the tachogram
Time frame: at month 3
Duration of scale completion
timed
Time frame: at inclusion
Duration of scale completion
timed
Time frame: at month 3
Compliance to Cardiac coherence
percentage of time spent in cardiac coherence
Time frame: at inclusion
Compliance to Cardiac coherence
percentage of time spent in cardiac coherence
Time frame: at month 1
Compliance to Cardiac coherence
percentage of time spent in cardiac coherence
Time frame: at month 2
Compliance to Cardiac coherence
percentage of time spent in cardiac coherence
Time frame: at month 3
Proportion of patients who refuse to participate
all screened patient will be recorded
Time frame: up to month 3
Plan to share: No
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Started Jul 2021 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for May 2027, 70 months after the start.
Of 1,064 non-industry interventional studies with no phase under Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, half reached primary completion within 35 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 17 and three quarters within 53. This study's planned 70 months is above that.
Counting every sponsor, half of 1,092 studies reached it within 34 months; a quarter within 17 and three quarters within 53.
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