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Published on in Vol 15 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/91615, first published .
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Potential Impact of Breathing Practice on Brain and Mental Health in Rural Adolescents With Psychiatric Symptoms: Protocol for a Single-Arm Pilot Feasibility Trial

Potential Impact of Breathing Practice on Brain and Mental Health in Rural Adolescents With Psychiatric Symptoms: Protocol for a Single-Arm Pilot Feasibility Trial

Pravesh Sharma   1 * , MD ;   Kaylynn Imsande   2 , MD ;   Danielle Boos   3 ;   Nicholas L Bormann   1 , MD ;   Rowa Osman   4 , MBBS, MB BCh ;   Marin Nycklemoe   4 , MPhil ;   Seokbeen Lim   4 , PhD ;   Stephan Arndt   5, 6 , PhD ;   Jana Kainerstorfer   7 , PhD ;   Paul H Min   4 * , PhD

1 Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Mayo Clinic Health System, Eau Claire, WI, United States

2 Central Wisconsin Campus, Medical College of Wisconsin, Wausau, WI, United States

3 Department of Clinical Research, Mayo Clinic Health System, Eau Claire, WI, United States

4 Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States

5 Department of Biostatistics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, United States

6 Department of Psychiatry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, United States

7 Department of Biomedical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

*these authors contributed equally

Corresponding Author:

  • Pravesh Sharma, MD
  • Department of Psychiatry and Psychology
  • Mayo Clinic Health System
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  • Eau Claire, WI 54703
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  • Email: sharma.pravesh@mayo.edu