Yoga in NHS Health Care Workers With COVID-19 Related Stress

NCT04481516 | Withdrawn

• 1 other identifier: DBH 1058/2020/HRAS
• Study Type: observational
• Target: N/A
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Recent reports have highlighted Covid-19 related increase in levels of depression and stress related disorders in the health care professionals. Pranayama (ancient yogic breathing techniques) helps harmonizing breathing by regular voluntary control of breath. Yoga has been shown to modulate autonomic nervous functions of the brain. Sudarshan kriya Yoga (SKY) is a unique form of pranayama taught by ''Art of Living UK'' a non-profit organization -for over two decades. SKY involves simple rhythmic breathing technique (easy to practice) that aims at harmonizing body, mind and emotions. Sudarshan kriya yoga (SKY) has been shown to be beneficial in reducing levels of stress, anxiety and depression. This breathing based meditation technique has previously been shown to be beneficial in post-traumatic stress disorder. In this pilot study the aim is to assess the feasibility and effect of SKY in NHS health care workers with possible Covid-19 related stress and anxiety disorder.

Conditions

Stress

Keywords

Stress; Yoga

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Alleviated stress 1 - short term

  (1) To assess feasibility and efficacy of regularly supervised SKY in the NHS health care workers with possible Covid-19 related stress and anxiety disorder in the short term (6 weeks) by using Generalised Anxiety Disorder questionnaire score ranging from 0-21, higher score associated with worse outcome

  6 weeks

• Alleviated stress 2 - short term

  (2) To assess feasibility and efficacy of regularly supervised SKY in the NHS health care workers with possible Covid-19 related stress and anxiety disorder in the short term (6 weeks) by using Medical Outcomes Study Questionnaire Short Form 36 Health Survey questionnaire score ranging from 36-149, higher score associated with worse outcome

  6 weeks

• Alleviated stress 3 - short term

  (3) To assess feasibility and efficacy of regularly supervised SKY in the NHS health care workers with possible Covid-19 related stress and anxiety disorder in the short term (6 weeks) by using Patient Health Questionnaire questionnaire score ranging from 0-27, higher score associated with worse outcome

  6 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Alleviated stress 1 - medium term

  3-6 months

• Alleviated stress 2 - medium term

  3-6 months

• Alleviated stress 3 - medium term

  3-6 months

Study Arms (1)

Yoga

Single group study representing cohort of NHS health care workers with possible Covid-19 related stress and anxiety disorder. Participants act as their own controls pre and post regular practice of yoga technique.

Other: Yoga

Interventions

Yoga OTHER

SKY Yoga

Yoga

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

NHS staff members with self-reported stress due to COVID

You may qualify if:

• Male / Female aged over 18 years
• Member of DBHFT
• Score of ≥ 5 on generalized anxiety disorder (GAD-7) questionnaire
• Fully able to understand the nature of the study with sufficient chance to read PIL and commitment to participate in the online Yoga schedule
• Willingness to enter data regularly by answering online questionnaire

You may not qualify if:

• Under 18 years of age
• Significant other co-morbid conditions that would preclude regular Yoga practice
• Chronic medical conditions necessitating hospital admission in the last 6 months or history of significant bipolar disorder
• Patients taking part in other research studies during the study period
• Inability to understand study requirements
• Patients who have been on any form of regular Yoga schedule in the previous 6 months

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Doncaster And Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: lead

Study Sites (1)

Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN2 5LT, United Kingdom

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Yoga

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mind-Body Therapies; Complementary Therapies; Therapeutics; Spiritual Therapies; Exercise Movement Techniques; Physical Therapy Modalities

Study Officials

• Venkata D Nagarajan

  Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 1, 2020
• First Posted: July 22, 2020
• Study Start: July 1, 2020
• Primary Completion: February 28, 2021
• Study Completion: December 28, 2021
• Last Updated: July 8, 2024

Record last verified: 2021-06

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

GB (1)