Can Walking and Breath-Holding Reduce Pain Sensitivity?
Part of Lungs & breathing, Pain clinical trials.
This study tests a special breathing technique called 'walking apnea' (holding your breath while walking) to see if it can reduce pain sensitivity. Healthy volunteers will do this exercise, and researchers will measure how it affects your pain perception.
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Who can take part
- You must be between 18 and 64 years old.
- You must be generally healthy with no symptoms of illness.
- You must not have heart, lung, metabolic, nerve, or muscle/bone conditions.
- You must not have a history of epilepsy or seizures.
- You cannot be pregnant.
- You must not be taking any prescription medications.
- You must have no pain today and no frequent pain in the last 4 weeks.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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