Effect of Online Yoga for 12-weeks in comparison to no-treatment on change in Burnout and Professional Quality of Life among COVID-19 Frontline Warriors.

Not yet recruiting

• Registration Number: CTRI/2021/01/030752
• Lead Sponsor: Department of Science and Technology DST SATYAM Science And Technology of Yoga And Meditationy

Brief Summary

Summary:

Burnout is a common occupational phenomenon among health care providers. Chances of physician burnout increase during epidemic viral outbreaks due to continuous patient inflow and due to stress created by the fear of infection. There is a paucity of research work conducted on burnout among doctors and physicians in India, and almost none in regard to use of yogic interventions for relieving/alleviating it. Yogic Pranayama and rhythmic breathing techniques like Sudarshan Kriya have been shown to improve health, vitality, well-being, and peace of mind while reducing stress and anxiety, yet no intervention studies have been conducted in India to assess its effect on professional burnout, to the best of our knowledge. In this randomized waitlist-controlled trial, we propose to assess the efficacy of a 12-week long mHealth aided rhythmic-yoga-breathing intervention among health care providers of a tertiary care hospital.

This study may prove beneficial for the participants, i.e. doctors, medical professionals and health care providers undergoing tremendous levels of stress, handling patients during the time of a global pandemic. It may also help assess the use of mHealth as a delivery system for yoga interventions, which is still an evolving concept with a lot of untapped potential but with very little research work done in India. This study may provide with sufficient evidence for efficacy of yoga concerning its use for professional burnout among physicians and health care providers and add to the armamentarium of tools for fighting stress, especially during this time of COVID-19 pandemic.



Aims:

We aim to evaluate the efficacy of mHealth aided rhythmic-yoga-breathing intervention for 12 weeks’ on Burnout and Professional Quality of Life, among health care providers working at a tertiary care hospital during COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, we further want to compare the pre-post Intervention assessments of the experimental and waitlist-control arms.



Primary Objectives:

- To determine efficacy of rhythmic-yoga-breathing intervention on Burnout.

- To determine efficacy of rhythmic-yogic-breathing intervention on Professional Quality of Life.

- To compare changes in Burnout and Professional Quality of Life among participants in experimental and waitlist-control arms.



Secondary Objectives:

a. To assess changes occurring before and after 12 weeks of rhythmic-yoga-breathing intervention in:



- Blood Pressure

- Resting Heart Rate

- Anthropometric measurements (Weight, Height, BMI, Waist Circumference, Hip Circumference, Waist to Hip Ratio)



b. To compare change in above parameters among participants in experimental and waitlist-control arms before and after rhythmic-yoga-breathing intervention.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 2021-01-25
• Study Start: 2021-01-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 90

Inclusion Criteria

• Inclusion Criteria: 1.
• Health care providers at AIIMS Rishikesh (working for at least 6 months) 2.
• Within age group of 18 to 65 years 3.
• Willing to commit to at least 75% of total intervention period 4.
• Having a Smartphone device to avail mHealth aided intervention and home practice sessions 5.
• Willing to be wait-listed if allocated to the control arm.

Exclusion Criteria

• Exclusion Criteria: 1.
• Already practicing some form of yoga/meditation for more than 1 month in the previous 6 months 2.
• Unable to practice yoga due to: musculoskeletal disorders, severe cervical pain, severe back pain or arthritis 3.
• Having medical conditions like epilepsy, migraine, or any psychiatric disorder 4.
• Pregnant women 5.
• Not willing to provide a written informed consent.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Primary Outcome Variables:	Baseline (after participant enrollment) | Endpoint (after 12 weeks of intervention)
a.Emotional Exhaustion	Baseline (after participant enrollment) | Endpoint (after 12 weeks of intervention)
b.Depersonalisation	Baseline (after participant enrollment) | Endpoint (after 12 weeks of intervention)
1. Maslach Burnout Inventory scores- evaluated on three dimensions:	Baseline (after participant enrollment) | Endpoint (after 12 weeks of intervention)
c.Personal Accomplishment	Baseline (after participant enrollment) | Endpoint (after 12 weeks of intervention)
2. Professional Quality of Life (Pro QOL) scores- evaluated on two dimensions:	Baseline (after participant enrollment) | Endpoint (after 12 weeks of intervention)
a.Compassion Satisfaction	Baseline (after participant enrollment) | Endpoint (after 12 weeks of intervention)
b.Compassion Fatigue: Burnout & Secondary Traumatic Stress	Baseline (after participant enrollment) | Endpoint (after 12 weeks of intervention)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
a. Blood Pressure	b. Resting Heart Rate

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

All India Institute of Medical Sciences Rishikesh; 🇮🇳 Dehradun, UTTARANCHAL, India

All India Institute of Medical Sciences Rishikesh

🇮🇳Dehradun, UTTARANCHAL, India

Dr Monika Pathania

Principal investigator

8126021556

anshupathania27@gmail.com