Plain-English translation of NCT04777825 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗ · Source last updated · Translation generated · How we translate trials
This study doesn't follow the usual testing phases — it may be an observational study or a different type of research.
This trial is testing a biofeedback training program that teaches your body to synchronize your breathing with your heart rate. The program, called Heart Rate Variability (HRV) biofeedback training, is designed to help people whose bodies show movement problems (like abnormal head posture) that are actually caused by stress or emotional factors rather than a neurological disease. The goal is to help you regain control of these symptoms through a safe, non-medication approach.
Many patients are diagnosed with movement disorders but are later found to have stress-related symptoms instead. These patients often refuse traditional talk therapy and bounce from doctor to doctor seeking answers. This trial exists to test whether teaching your nervous system to calm down through breathing and heart rate training could help reduce these symptoms without surgery or medication.
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If you join this study, you will first attend an educational session with a psychologist to understand your condition better. Then you will be randomly assigned to either receive the heart rate biofeedback training program or to be in a comparison group. The biofeedback training teaches you to use special equipment that shows you your heart rate and helps you synchronize your breathing with it—similar to a biofeedback video game. You will attend multiple training sessions over a period of time while a multidisciplinary team (psychologists, doctors, and specialists) monitors your progress and symptoms.
AI-generated summary from trial data · Jun 10, 2026 · Not medical advice
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