Using Yogic Breathing to Reduce Stress in Anesthesia Personnel As Measured by Hair Cortisol

NCT04858815 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: Pro00105235
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 57
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Mind body exercises have long been used as a way for individuals to reduce stress and improve well-being. Recent studies indicate that yogic breathing (YB, also known as pranayama) could potentially impact both the mind and body by engaging both the physiological and neural elements and can thus be a specific tool that can be utilized by healthcare workers to combat burnout and decrease perceived levels of stress. Our aim is to understand and measure both subjectively and objectively the effects of long-term yogic breathing on stress levels in anesthesia personnel. This will be a single arm longitudinal trial designed to evaluate the feasibility and estimate the efficacy of implementing a yogic breathing program for stress reduction among anesthesiology practitioners at one academic medical center. The primary aim of the trial is to estimate the correlation between participant stress with average duration of yogic breathing over time. Secondarily the feasibility of implementing yogic breathing practices among anesthesiology practitioners will be evaluated. Feasibility measures will include recruitment rates, retention at 1year follow-up, and adherence to the yogic breathing program at 12 months.

Conditions

Stress; Burnout, Professional

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Correlation of participant stress with average duration of yogic breathing over time

  The study will estimate the efficacy of self-administered yogic breathing on participant stress over time using (a) cortisol levels measured in hair and (b) using validated survey instruments estimated as the change in stress from baseline to 12 months. The primary measure of efficacy is correlation between cortisol/stress levels with average weekly duration of yogic breathing in minutes.

  baseline & 12 month visit

Study Arms (1)

Administration of yogic breathing program

EXPERIMENTAL

This will be a single arm longitudinal trial designed to evaluate the feasibility and estimate the efficacy of implementing a self-administered yogic breathing program for stress reduction among anesthesiology practitioners at one academic medical center.

Behavioral: yogic breathing

Interventions

yogic breathing BEHAVIORAL

participation in yogic breathing

Administration of yogic breathing program

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• All clinical members of the MUSC anesthesia department (Attending physicians, resident physicians, and CRNAs)

You may not qualify if:

• Pregnancy (or anticipated pregnancy)
• chronic steroid use
• inadequate hair length for testing (less than 3cm at the back of the head)
• residents with anticipated graduation within the next one year.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Medical University of South Carolina: lead

Study Sites (1)

Medical University of South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina, 29425, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Burnout, Professional

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Occupational Stress; Occupational Diseases; Burnout, Psychological; Stress, Psychological; Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior

Study Officials

• Grayce Davis, MD

  Medical University of South Carolina

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: single arm longitudinal trial

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 21, 2021
• First Posted: April 26, 2021
• Study Start: April 26, 2021
• Primary Completion: June 7, 2022
• Study Completion: July 7, 2022
• Last Updated: October 24, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-10

Locations

US (1)