Foundational Programs to Combat Clinician Stress
Recruiting · NCT07220421 · Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment) · Lead sponsor: Lancaster General Hospital
View the official record on ClinicalTrials.gov →Interventions studied
Health Education Program (HEP)Sudarshan Kriya Yoga (SKY) Breathing and Sahaj Meditation
What this trial is about
This is a prospective, randomized, controlled clinical trial in which clinicians from University of Pennsylvania Health Systems (UPHS) including Penn Medicine- Lancaster General Health (LGH) and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) are offered a well-known program to help reduce clinician burnout: Sudarshan Kriya Yoga (SKY) Breathing and Sahaj Meditation Intervention.
Who can take part
Age range
25 Years to 70 Years
Sex
All (male and female)
Healthy volunteers
Yes - healthy volunteers may be accepted
Phase
Not applicable (e.g. observational or device study)
Study type
Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment)
Inclusion criteria
- 25-70 years of age,
- UPHS or MGH clinician (physician, APP, CRNP, PA, psychologist),
- Access to smart phone and internet,
- Ability to give informed consent,
- Interested in wearing an Oura ring and being part of a study to evaluate breath and meditation-derived exercises,
- Willing to do relaxation exercise every day for 4 weeks.
Exclusion criteria
- Currently maintaining a regular/daily mind-body program practice (eg. meditation, yoga or breathing techniques),
- Atrial fibrillation,
- Pacemaker/defibrillator,
- Untreated or severe obstructive sleep apnea (AHI\>=30),
- History of diaphragm paralysis,
- Unable or unwilling to complete the workshop,
- Severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD),
- Severe valvular heart disease,
- Prior or planned chest/abdominal or nasal/facial surgery within 6 months,
- Severe psychiatric illness (e.g. schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder), active substance use, seizure disorder or major somatic illness (uncontrolled hypertension, lung disease, liver disease, cancer or heart disease).
Where it is running
12 locations listed across 3 US states.
- Massachusetts General Hospital - Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Massachusetts General Hospital - Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Princeton Medical Center / Princeton Health affiliated sites - Plainsboro, New Jersey, United States
- Princeton Medical Center / Princeton Health affiliated sites - Plainsboro, New Jersey, United States
- Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health - Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
- Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health - Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Penn Presbyterian Medical Center - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Pennsylvania Hospital - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Penn Presbyterian Medical Center - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Pennsylvania Hospital - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States