161
Participants
Start Date
September 30, 2014
Primary Completion Date
December 31, 2017
Study Completion Date
March 31, 2018
Paced Respiration
Participants will use a small, commercially-available guided-breathing device to practice breathing at a rate slower than 10 breaths per minute. Participants will be instructed to use their devices for at least 15 minutes per day for 12 weeks.
Music Therapy
Participants will use an identical appearing device, programmed to play quiet, relaxing music, while monitoring spontaneous breathing. Participants will be instructed to use their devices for at least 15 minutes per day for 12 weeks.
University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
NIH
University of California, San Francisco
OTHER