Effect of Yoga-based Exercises of Healthcare Workers During COVID-19 Pandemic: Prospective Clinical Trial

NCT05279443 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: Refiye000000000000000000000001
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 26
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

To investigate the effect of yoga-based exercises therapy on functional capacity, dyspnea, quality of life, depression, anxiety, and sleep quality in healthcare professionals following COVID-19.

Conditions

COVID-19 Pandemic; Yoga; Exercise Therapy; Mind-Body Therapies; Muscle Stretching Exercises

Keywords

yoga; COVID-19; quality of life; healthcare workers; sleep quality

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Six minute walk test

  The 6 Minute Walk Test is a sub-maximal exercise test used to assess aerobic capacity and endurance. The distance covered over a time of 6 minutes is used as the outcome by which to compare changes in performance capacity

  eight week

• modified Medical Research Council (mMRC) dyspnoea scale

  The mMRC scale is a self-rating tool to measure the degree of disability that breathlessness poses on day-to-day activities on a scale from 0 to 4: 0, no breathlessness except on strenuous exercise; 1, shortness of breath when hurrying on the level or walking up a slight hill; 2, walks slower than people of same age on the level because of breathlessness or has to stop to catch breath when walking at their own pace on the level; 3, stops for breath after walking ∼100 m or after few minutes on the level; and 4, too breathless to leave the house, or breathless when dressing or undressing

  eight week

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Beck Anxiety Inventory

  eight week

Study Arms (1)

yoga-based exercises

EXPERIMENTAL

Other: yoga-based exercises therapy

Interventions

yoga-based exercises therapy OTHER

Accompanied by a certified yoga instructor, and under the supervision of an PMR specialist and a Sports Medicine specialist, YBEs were administered to our patients included in the study for 8 weeks, 2 sessions a week, and with sessions of 60 minutes, using personal mats and equipment in a 2475 m3 (18mx25mx5.5m) gym area that belonged to our hospital, in the form of group therapy for 5 (five) people and in accordance with the social distancing rules. The exercises program was applied as a exercise program consisting of physical postures (asana) to improve the body's muscle strength and flexibility, breathing exercises (pranayama) to increase respiratory function, and relaxation and meditation (dhyana) techniques.

yoga-based exercises

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 23 Years - 55 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Ankara City Hospital Bilkent: lead

Study Sites (1)

Ankara City Hospital Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Hospital

Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

COVID-19; Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Pneumonia, Viral; Pneumonia; Respiratory Tract Infections; Infections; Virus Diseases; Coronavirus Infections; Coronaviridae Infections; Nidovirales Infections; RNA Virus Infections; Lung Diseases; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Sleep Disorders, Intrinsic; Dyssomnias; Sleep Wake Disorders; Nervous System Diseases; Mental Disorders

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: MD

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 13, 2022
• First Posted: March 15, 2022
• Study Start: March 10, 2021
• Primary Completion: August 10, 2021
• Study Completion: September 10, 2021
• Last Updated: March 15, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-03

Locations

TU (1)