Yoga, Mindfulness and Cognitive Psychotherapy as Treatment for Stress and Burnout

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Stress, Psychological; Burnout, Professional; Anxiety; Depression
• Interventions: Behavioral: Cognitive psychotherapy; Behavioral: Mindfulness based cog psychotherapy; Behavioral: Yoga

• Registration Number: NCT01168661
• Lead Sponsor: Karolinska Institutet

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate if treatment with yoga or mindfulness has a more profound and longstanding effect on stress and burnout than treatment with cognitive psychotherapy alone.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2007-08
• Primary Completion: 2010-04
• Study Completion: 2010-04
• Status Verified: 2010-07
• Study First Submitted: 2010-07-22
• Study First Submitted QC: 2010-07-22
• Last Update Submitted: 2010-07-22
• Study First Posted: 2010-07-23
• Last Update Posted: 2010-07-23

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 90

Inclusion Criteria

• On sick leave at least 50% at the beginning of the study.
• Sick leave for a maximum of 1 year if on full-time sick leave at the beginning of the study or for a maximum of 3 years if on part-time sick leave at the beginning of the study.
• Speak Swedish well enough to participate in the study interventions.
• Body mass index (BMI) of between 18 and 30.
• Meet the diagnostic criteria for burnout syndrome from the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare.

Exclusion Criteria

• Medication, including all medication or topical skin preparations with cortisone in any form. Exceptions: Antidepressants, contraceptives, hormone replacement therapy for hypothyroidism if hormone levels were within the normal range, and hormone replacement therapy to treat menopausal symptoms. To receive an exception for medication, a participant had to take the same medication at the same dose at both blood tests.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Cognitive psychotherapy arm	Cognitive psychotherapy	In this arm, participants will attend a group meeting to practice cognitive psychotherapy once a week. They will also practice on their own \>= 4 times a week.
Mindfulness based cog psychotherapy arm	Mindfulness based cog psychotherapy	In this arm, participants will attend a group meeting to practice mindfulness based cognitive psychotherapy once a week. They will also practice on their own \>= 4 times a week.
Yoga treatment group	Yoga	Persons in this arm will practice yoga \>= 5 time each week (2 times in a supervised group and the other times on their own).

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Reduced stress measured by qualitative questionnaires	5 months after start of treatment	Level of stress will be measured by qualitiative questionnaries, including the Swedish Health-Related Quality of Life Survey (SWEQUAL).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Reduced cortisol secretion	5 months after start of treatment	We will measure cortisol level in a 24-hour sample of urine.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Karolinska Institutet; 🇸🇪 Stockholm, Huddinge, Sweden