An interventional study of AI-guided breathing practices and Progressive muscle relaxation in Stress Reduction, sponsored by Peking University. Not yet recruiting at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 30 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-03-18.
Sponsored by Peking University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
This study explores the effectiveness of AI-guided breathing practices for stress management in adults. In this randomized controlled trial, 120 participants will be recruited and assigned to an intervention group (n=90) or a control group (n=30). The study includes four brief breathing practices, guided by a wristband. The intervention group will interact with an AI chatbot to receive a personalized daily breathing plan for 28 days, adjusted weekly based on feedback. Meanwhile, the control group will practice progressive muscle relaxation daily. It is hypothesized that, the intervention group will have significantly improvements in stress management and emotion regulation skills compare to the control group. These group differences are expected to persist at 1-month, 3-month and 6-month follow-up assessment.
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Exclusion Criteria:
Behavioral: AI-guided breathing practices
Behavioral: Progressive muscle relaxation
Participant will obtain a wristband with a built-in breathing practices program when assigned to the intervention group. Four kinds of breathing practices are included, which are bee breathing, diaphragmatic breathing, box breathing and 4-7-8 breathing. A specially prompted AI chat bot interviews the participant and designs a personalized daily breathing practice plan according to participant's preference and daily stress. Participant follows the plan in the following 28-day intervention period. Plan is adjusted weekly based on participant's feedback.
Participant practices progressive muscle relaxation for 5 minutes daily.
Perceived stress
The investigators will explore the effectiveness of the AI-guided breathing practices on stress management using a self-developed stress questionnaire. The questionnaire consists of 15 items, each rated on a 5-point scale, with higher scores indicating greater perceived stress.
Time frame: baseline, daily for 28 days, post-treatment(5 weeks), 10 weeks, 18 weeks, 30 weeks
Emotion
The investigators will explore the effectiveness of the AI-guided breathing practices on emotion using the positive and negative affect schedule(PANAS). The questionnaire consists of 20 items, each rated on a 5-point scale, with higher scores on the negative affect subscale indicating greater negative emotion, and higher scores on the positive affect subscale indicating greater positive emotion.
Time frame: baseline, daily for 28 days, post-treatment(5 weeks), 10 weeks, 18 weeks, 30 weeks
Sleep quality
The investigators will explore the effectiveness of the AI-guided breathing practices on enhancing sleep quality using the insomnia severity index(ISI). The questionnaire consists of 7 items, each rated on a 5-point scale, with higher scores indicating worse sleep quality.
Time frame: baseline, mid-treatment(2 weeks), post-treatment(5 weeks), 10 weeks, 18 weeks, 30 weeks
Alexithymia
The investigators will explore the effectiveness of the AI-guided breathing practices on reducing alexithymia using a self-developed alexithymia questionnaire. The questionnaire consists of 23 items, each rated on a 5-point scale, with higher scores indicating greater alexithymia.
Time frame: baseline, mid-treatment(2 weeks), post-treatment(5 weeks), 10 weeks, 18 weeks, 30 weeks
Irritation
The investigators will explore the effectiveness of the AI-guided breathing practices on reducing irritation using a self-developed irritation questionnaire. The questionnaire consists of 18 items, each rated on a 5-point scale, with higher scores indicating greater irritation.
Time frame: baseline, mid-treatment(2 weeks), post-treatment(5 weeks), 10 weeks, 18 weeks, 30 weeks
Plan to share: Undecided
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