Healthy University Bern Through Yoga - A Worksite Wellness Intervention

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Healthy
• Interventions: Behavioral: Yoga attended in person; Behavioral: Yoga attended online

• Registration Number: NCT05101226
• Lead Sponsor: University of Bern

Brief Summary

This study aims to research the effect of a 8-week long worksite yoga intervention on the perceived health of the University of Bern employees. Furthermore, in light of the current transition to online options, this study will compare the effects of yoga classes attended in person to those attended online.

Detailed Description

After giving informed consent, the participants of the study will be randomly assigned to the intervention or waiting list control group. The intervention group will take part in a 8-week long yoga program before the christmas break, while the waiting list control group will receive the same intervention at the beginning of the new year. For both time periods the participants will be randomly assigned to the in person or the online group.

There will be four measurement times when all the participants will be asked to fill out an online questionnaire before and after both implementations of the intervention. The questionnaires include demographic data, perceived health (SF-8), perceived stress (PSS), well-being (BIT), physical activity questionaire (Godin Leisure-Time Exercise Questionnaire) as well as a questionnaire concerning the satisfaction of the intervention after the participants have actively taken part in the yoga intervention.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-10-01
• Study First Submitted: 2021-10-14
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-10-19
• Status Verified: 2021-11
• Study First Posted: 2021-11-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-11-01
• Last Update Posted: 2021-11-09
• Primary Completion: 2022-03-31
• Study Completion: 2022-06-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

• Employee of the University of Bern
• Understanding German
• Ability to participate in 8 yoga classes

Exclusion Criteria

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: FACTORIAL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Intervention in person	Yoga attended in person	The participants in this group will receive 8 weeks of yoga classes, that they attend in person.
Waiting list control in person	Yoga attended in person	The waiting list control in person group will participate in person in the same yoga classes as the intervention in person group but only after the first group has finished the intervention
Intervention online	Yoga attended online	The participants in this group will receive 8 weeks of yoga classes, that they attend online via zoom.
waiting list control online	Yoga attended online	The waiting list control online group will participate online in the same yoga classes as the intervention online group but only after the first group has finished the intervention

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in perceived health	8 weeks	Perceived health measured with the SF-8 before the intervention and at the end of the intervention. Questionnaire used: Short Form Health Survey, 8 Items, scores range between 0 and 100, higher score means better perceived health (= good)
Change in perceived stress	8 weeks	Perceived stress measured with the PSS before the intervention and at the end of the intervention. Questionnaire used: PSS-10, 10 items, scores range between 10 and 50, higher scores mean higher levels of stress (= bad)
Change in well-being	8 weeks	Well-being measured with the BIT before the intervention and at the end of the intervention. Questionnaire used: Brief Inventory of Thriving (BIT), 10 items, scores range between 10 and 50, higher scores mean a higher level of well-being (= good)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Stability of change in perceived stress	12 weeks	Perceived stress measured with the PSS before the intervention and at the end of the intervention and at the follow up. Questionnaire used: PSS-10, 10 items, scores range between 10 and 50, higher scores mean higher levels of stress (= bad)
Stability of change in well-being	12 weeks	Well-being measured with the Brief Inventory of Thriving (BIT) before the intervention and at the end of the intervention and at the follow up. Questionnaire used: Brief Inventory of Thriving (BIT), 10 items, scores range between 10 and 50, higher scores mean a higher level of well-being (= good)
Stability of change in perceived health	12 weeks	Perceived health measured with the SF-8 before the intervention and at the end of the intervention and at the follow up. Questionnaire used: Short Form Health Survey, 8 Items, scores range between 0 and 100, higher score means better perceived health (= good)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Institute of Sport and Sportscience, University of Bern; 🇨🇭 Bern, Switzerland