Yoga Exercises Applied With Two Different Technological Access

NCT05298579 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: BiruniA
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 22
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Yoga, a form of exercise designed to bring balance and health to the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual dimensions of the individual, will benefit many white-collar workers by using popular technological environments to increase overall physical activity and well-being. The aim of this study is to examine the effects of yoga exercises applied with two different technological access in white-collar employees on musculoskeletal pain, fatigue, sleep quality, stress level, quality of life and work efficiency.

Conditions

Work Related Stress; Pain; Fatigue

Keywords

white collar workers; yoga; remote exercise

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• physical activity level

  International Physical Activity Questionnarie -Short Form: This measure assesses the types of intensity of physical activity and sitting time that people do as part of their daily lives are considered to estimate total physical activity in MET-min/week and time spent sitting.

  8 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (6)

• musculoskeletal pain level

  8 weeks

• fatigue severity.

  8 weeks

• sleep quality

  8 weeks

• perceived stress

  8 weeks

• quality of life of the participants

  8 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Group A

EXPERIMENTAL

Yoga exercises applied by video-conference method accompanied by a physiotherapist. Evaluations and yoga exercises will be applied to the participants in this group through the "Zoom program". Yoga exercises were created with reference to studies in the literature. It will be applied for 8 weeks, 3 days a week and 40-45 minutes, at a time determined jointly by the physiotherapist and the participant (Table 1). Before starting the program, an informative broadcast will be made to the participants and groups of 6-8 people will be formed.

Other: Yoga exercises

Group B

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Yoga exercises performed asynchronously accompanied by videos. Exercise videos will be broadcast to the participants in this group through the "YouTube program". The shooting of the exercise videos will be completed in advance and uploaded to a channel opened on YouTube. All posts made in this channel will only be open to individuals participating in the research during the duration of the study. Yoga exercises were created with reference to studies in the literature. It will be applied for 8 weeks, 3 days a week and 40-45 minutes. Participants will be able to access the exercise videos at a time they want (Table 2). Participants will be encouraged to achieve weekly targeted training sessions and to keep an exercise diary.

Other: Yoga exercises

Interventions

Yoga exercises OTHER

Yoga-based exercise training includes a warm-up and cool-down period for beginners

Group A; Group B

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Working full-time in the last 1 year in administrative, research-development, high-tech education, mind and brain power-based jobs
• Speaks and writes Turkish
• In order to join online sessions, participants should have internet access
• All answers of the Physical Activity Preparation Survey should be selected as "No"

You may not qualify if:

• Uncontrolled hypertension and uncontrolled arrhythmia patience
• Individuals who have undergone percutaneous transluminal coronary angiography or have a cardiac pacemaker
• Individuals with severe neurological disease or serious respiratory disease
• Previous stroke, myocardial infarction
• Individuals who have undergone amputation
• Individuals with major musculoskeletal problems
• Individuals with injuries involving the lower extremity in the past 6 months
• Pregnant or planning a pregnancy within 1 year
• Breastfeeding
• Use of sleeping pills or medication for psychological problems and/or shift workers

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Biruni University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Biruni University

Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Occupational Stress; Pain; Fatigue

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Occupational Diseases; Stress, Psychological; Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior; Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

• Buket Akıncı

  Biruni University

  STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Masking Details: The assessors will be blind to the group allocation. The investigators will be blind to the outcomes.
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assoc.Prof.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 17, 2022
• First Posted: March 28, 2022
• Study Start: April 1, 2022
• Primary Completion: October 15, 2022
• Study Completion: October 15, 2022
• Last Updated: November 16, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-11

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)