Yoga on healthcare professionals burnout during COVID-19 pandemic

Completed

Registration Number: CTRI/2021/09/036611

Lead Sponsor: NA

Brief Summary: Burnout is one main factor that tends to reduce the performance quality among hospital staff, particularly among doctors had been shown to cause increased medical errors which can lead to decreased patient satisfaction and thus increases the chances of litigation. In personal life, there are increased chances of depression possibly leading to substance abuse and/or deterioration in interpersonal relationship. The first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with high incidence of anxiety, stress, sleep problems, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder in health-care workers. With successive waves of contagion that are continually challenging health care systems, more insidious mental health problems such as burnout have also emerged.

Our proposed study is a single-arm pre-post clinical trial to estimate the effect of yoga on burnout in healthcare professionals during COVID-19 pandemic. Eligible healthcare professionals working at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS, New Delhi), during the COVID-19 pandemic, will be recruited for the study. Total sample size n=82. Specifically designed yoga protocol will be used for the current study. Total 6 online yoga sessions (3 training session in week-1, and 3 follow-up sessions once in 10 days between week-2 to week-6) will be conducted. Participants will also be encouraged to practice yoga regularly till the end of follow-up period (6 weeks). We will also estimate the effect of yoga on stress, anxiety, depression, insomnia, post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms in healthcare professionals.

**Primary Outcome**: Change in the average score of the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (CBI) at 6 weeks

**Secondary Outcome:** (i)Change in the total score of Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale (DASS-21) at 6 weeks, (ii)Change in the total score of Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) at 6 weeks, and (iii)Change in the total score of PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5) at 6 weeks.

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 82

Inclusion Criteria

Healthcare professionals (including consultants, residents, nurses, nursing assistants, therapists & technicians) working during the COVID-19 pandemic who are directly exposed to patients (regular physical contact with patients) for at least the past one month.
Willingness and ability to practice specifically designed yoga protocol, comply with trial and follow-up procedures.

Exclusion Criteria

Denied informed consent.
Pregnant women.
Currently enrolled in any other trial.
Healthcare professionals with current/recent COVID-19 infection within the past one month, and/or with severe COVID-19 sequelae.
Already practicing yoga for more than the last one month or taking any other behavioral/psychological interventions.
Any significant condition or co-morbidity that clinicians deem unfit for participation in the study.

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in average score of Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (CBI)	Baseline, and 6 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in total score of Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale (DASS-21)	Baseline, and 6 weeks
Change in total score of Insomnia Severity Index (ISI)	Baseline, and 6 weeks
Change in total score of PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5)	Baseline, and 6 weeks

Trial Locations

Locations (1): All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
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West, DELHI, India
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
🇮🇳West, DELHI, India
Dr Gautam Sharma
Principal investigator
01126549326
drgautamsharma12@gmail.com