Meditation, Mindfulness, and Yoga to Reduce Perceived Stress in Resident Doctors - A Randomized Controlled Trial With Crossover Design

NCT06227130 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: Dnr 2023-05678-01
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 22
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 2

Brief Summary

General practitioners perceive their work as meaningful. However, according to a report from the Swedish Medical Association in 2022, about a quarter had considered leaving the profession altogether and nearly half had considered changing workplaces or reducing their working hours during the past 12 months. Several studies on mindfulness, yoga and meditation have shown effect on stress and burn out symptoms. The aim of the study is to investigate whether a specially designed 6-week program incorporating meditation, mindfulness, and yoga, tailored to address specific challenges that resident doctors may face in their daily work, can reduce perceived stress levels compared to a control group.

Conditions

Stress, Job

Keywords

yoga; mindfulness; meditation

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• PSS14

  Self perceived stress According till PSS 14

  12 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

Experimental: Intervention A specially designed 6-week program incorporating meditation, mindfulness, and yoga, tailored to address specific challenges that resident doctors may face in their daily work. Each session lasts for about 20 minutes and the participant is encouraged to perform the session at least 3 times/week.

Behavioral: MindYou

Waiting list

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

The first 6 weeks of the study, the participants will be controls. During week 6-12 they will then perform the intervention according to the description above.

Behavioral: MindYou

Interventions

MindYou BEHAVIORAL

A specially designed 6-week program incorporating meditation, mindfulness, and yoga, tailored to address specific challenges that resident doctors may face in their daily work.

Intervention; Waiting list

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Resident doctor in primary care having felt work related stress at any time

You may not qualify if:

• none

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Region Skane: lead

Study Sites (2)

Educational Meeting for Resident Physicians in Lund

Lund, Sweden

Location

Educational Meeting for Resident Physicians in Malmö

Malmo, Sweden

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Occupational Stress

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Occupational Diseases; Stress, Psychological; Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior

Study Officials

• Moa Wolff

  Lund University

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: CROSSOVER
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: Intervention group (IG) and waiting group (WG). IG will start with intervention program. After 6 weeks WG does the intervention program. PSS-questionnaire will be performed at baseline and after 6 weeks for both groups, and after 12 weeks for WG.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 18, 2024
• First Posted: January 26, 2024
• Study Start: June 4, 2024
• Primary Completion: February 14, 2025
• Study Completion: April 1, 2025
• Last Updated: June 29, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-04

Locations

SE (2)