Yoga@Work Intervention to Reduce Work-related Stress Among Information Technology Workers
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interventional
140
4 countries
4
Brief Summary
Over the last several decades, occupational stress at workplace comprise a major burden. Office based work are more prone to sedentary lifestyle, postural issues, workplace stress, repetitive strain injury, poor employee health. Workplace wellness programs has been very feasible access to employees at their own convenience and need. Yoga@Work Program was developed to suit the need for information technology workers.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable
Started Jan 2019
Shorter than P25 for not_applicable
4 active sites
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Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
January 12, 2019
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
June 18, 2019
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
September 21, 2019
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
March 17, 2020
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
March 18, 2020
CompletedMarch 19, 2020
March 1, 2020
5 months
March 17, 2020
March 18, 2020
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Reductions in occupational stress
Perceived Stress Scale
From baseline to 6-week post intervention
Secondary Outcomes (1)
Mental health problems
From baseline to 6-week post intervention
Study Arms (2)
Yoga@Work
EXPERIMENTALYoga session were developed to practice at work anytime feasible.
Wait list Control group
NO INTERVENTIONControl group with no intervention. After Intervention period, group was offered same sessions.
Interventions
Each yoga session included warm-up practices (for the large joints, spine, and extremities), Simple postures (Asana), breathing exercises (pranayama) and meditation/relaxation. All the yoga participants were given handouts to practice everyday at work as its feasible
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Information Technology employee, or trainee willing and able to participate in a 6-week self-care program during the work day.
- Willing to give informed consent
You may not qualify if:
- medical or psychiatric conditions limiting practice of yoga in general
- Cognitive impairment
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Aarogyam UKlead
- Brunel Universitycollaborator
- NMP Medical Research Institutecollaborator
- Ananda Yoga (Hong Kong)collaborator
- Vrije Universiteit Brusselcollaborator
Study Sites (4)
UNRI
Brussels, Belgium
Ananda Yoga
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
NMP Medical Research Institute
Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Yog-Kulam
London, United Kingdom
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Neha Sharma, PhD
Aarogyam UK
- STUDY DIRECTOR
Jaydeep Joshi, BAMS
Aarogyam UK
- STUDY CHAIR
Monomita Nandy
Brunel University
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- NON RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- SUPPORTIVE CARE
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
March 17, 2020
First Posted
March 18, 2020
Study Start
January 12, 2019
Primary Completion
June 18, 2019
Study Completion
September 21, 2019
Last Updated
March 19, 2020
Record last verified: 2020-03