Key result
Heart rate variability biofeedback combined with intero-nociceptive emotion exposure therapy significantly decreased resting heart rate by 3.4 bpm from the first to the last therapeutic session.
Why the study?
Psychiatric patients with adverse childhood experiences often exhibit interoceptive emotional dysfunctions linked to sympathovagal balance, making heart rate variability a potential tool for real-time emotion regulation feedback.
Does HRV biofeedback intero-nociceptive emotion exposure therapy improve heart rate and heart rate variability in outpatients with adverse childhood experiences?
Observational (n=100)
No
Does HRV biofeedback intero-nociceptive emotion exposure therapy improve heart rate and heart rate variability in outpatients with adverse childhood experiences?
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HRV biofeedback during intero-nociceptive emotion exposure therapy for adverse childhood experiences may improve autonomic balance by reducing resting heart rate.
<ns3:p> <ns3:bold>Background:</ns3:bold> Psychiatric patients with adverse childhood experiences (ACE) tend to have dysfunctions in the interoceptive part of their emotional experience. The integration of interoceptive emotional activity in the insular and cingulate cortices is linked to the regulation of sympathovagal balance. This makes heart rate variability (HRV) an ideal measure for providing feedback on emotion regulation in real-time. </ns3:p> <ns3:p/> <ns3:p> <ns3:bold>Methods:</ns3:bold> A sample of one hundred (n=100) outpatients was evaluated. Participants underwent eight 30-minutes ACE exposure sessions during which patients were guided to experience bodily sensations related to ACE while their HRV was monitored using a commercial biofeedback device. </ns3:p> <ns3:p/> <ns3:p> <ns3:bold>Results:</ns3:bold> Comparing the results of the first to last therapeutic session, a significant decrease in heart rate and an increase in HRV at the onset of the session were observed. </ns3:p> <ns3:p/> <ns3:p> <ns3:bold>Conclusions:</ns3:bold> This study suggests a physiological impact of therapeutic interventions on autonomic balance and underlines the interest in HRV biofeedback as clinical practice. </ns3:p>
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Hahusseau et al. (2022) conducted an observational in Adverse childhood experiences (n=100). Heart rate variability biofeedback intero-nociceptive emotion exposure therapy was evaluated on Change in heart rate between the first and last therapeutic session (p=0.029). Heart rate variability biofeedback combined with intero-nociceptive emotion exposure therapy significantly decreased resting heart rate by 3.4 bpm from the first to the last therapeutic session.
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