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Breathing Protocols to Enhance Heart Health and Mental Well-being for Improved Hauora
Breathing Protocols to Enhance Heart Health and Mental Well-being for Improved Hauora
Different ways of breathing can influence how we feel and how our body responds to stress. This study aims to investigate how three guided breathing techniques affect the cardiovascular and respiratory systems, and how these physical changes relate to stress and symptoms of anxiety.
Contact our Recruitment email if you would like more information: recruitment.imageotago@otago.ac.nz
Validation of Portable Tools to Measure Carbon Dioxide in Exhaled Breath
Validation of Portable Tools to Measure Carbon Dioxide in Exhaled Breath
While breathwork practices have been used to reduce stress and anxiety for centuries across many cultures, the introduction of relevant physiological feedback into these techniques would allow for personalised breathwork based on individual metabolic needs. We are currently able to measure many aspects of breath and heart physiology, however, the laboratory-grade devices we commonly use are bulky and cannot be used outside of the lab. In this study, we are aiming to validate the accuracy of a new portable carbon dioxide (CO2) measuring device, a flowmeter measuring breathing flow dynamics, an oxygenation sensor measuring oxygen content in the blood, and a portable stethoscope device to measure key respiratory and cardiac signals.
Contact our Recruitment email if you would like more information: recruitment.imageotago@otago.ac.nz
Breathing Perception and its Relationship to Anxiety: Measuring the Effects of Antidepressants on Behaviour
Breathing Perception and its Relationship to Anxiety: Measuring the Effects of Antidepressants on Behaviour
One treatment that is known to typically improve anxiety symptoms is a type of drug called selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRIs, e.g. citalopram, sertraline). Therefore, the main goal of this study is to understand how this type of treatment changes our mood, as well as general perceptions of our body and the rest of the world. This information will help us understand how the treatment works, and how we can best use it in the future to help people cope with their anxiety.
We are currently recruiting individuals who are in the first seven days of SSRI use.
Contact our Recruitment email if you would like more information: recruitment.imageotago@otago.ac.nz
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