Going Remote: A Revised Study Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial for Biofeedback Treatment of Anxiety Associated With Chronic Spinal Cord Injury.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The incidence of anxiety in adults with spinal cord injury/disorder (SCI/D) exceeds that of the general population. Heart rate variability (HRV) biofeedback training is a potential treatment associated with a reduction in stress and anxiety, however HRV training has not been explored in the SCI/D population.

Objectives

To describe a modified protocol piloting HRV training to reduce anxiety associated with SCI/D and detail the COVID-19-related modifications.

Methods

To test the feasibility of the biofeedback treatment, 30 adults with SCI/D will complete this pilot randomized controlled trial. Enrollment started in January 2020, halted in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and resumed in March 2021 with a modified protocol. Protocol modifications are do

SUBMITTER: Philippus A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9678216 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature