Feasibility of a breath robot intervention to reduce sleep problems in posttraumatic stress disorder: A randomized controlled study
The use of a 4-week breath robot intervention was feasible and highly accepted in patients with severe PTSD. The breath robot intervention may reduce distress but may not be superior to a robot intervention without breath simulation for improving sleep and PTSD symptoms. Future trials should further determine the intervention's clinical benefit.
Authors
- Christoph Reinhardt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0696-2636)
- Annett Lotzin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2834-8047)
- Michael Barthelmäs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4994-4961)
- Isabelle Laskowsky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-1124-9517)
Institutions
- Universität Hamburg (DE)
- Universität Ulm (DE)
- MSH Medical School Hamburg – University of Applied Sciences and Medical University (DE)
- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology
- Published
- 2025-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijchp.2025.100594
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.83
Funders
- Daimler und Benz Stiftung