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Yoga for Stress Management in Health Care Personnel

Primary Purpose

Yoga, Stress, Psychological, Stress, Physiological

Status
Completed
Phase
Not Applicable
Locations
Sweden
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Yoga as stress management
Rest without using any relaxation technique
Sponsored by
Karolinska Institutet
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Eligibility
Locations
Arms
Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional prevention trial for Yoga focused on measuring Yoga, Stress, Stress management, Hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis

Eligibility Criteria

18 Years - 65 Years (Adult, Older Adult)All SexesDoes not accept healthy volunteers

Inclusion Criteria:

  • BMI 18-30
  • healthy
  • work in the health care sector

Exclusion Criteria:

  • medication, including contraceptives and all medications or topical skin preparations with cortisone in any form (exception: hormone replacement therapy for hypothyroidism were included if their hormone levels were within the normal range)

Sites / Locations

  • Center for Family and Community Medicine, KI

Arms of the Study

Arm 1

Arm 2

Arm 3

Arm Type

Experimental

Active Comparator

Other

Arm Label

Yoga as stress management

Control group

Yoga as stress management fewer tests

Arm Description

The intervention consists of following a program of yoga at least three times a week for three months. The yoga program has been designed to reduce stress.

The group rests without using any specific program for relaxation at least three times a week for three months.

Eight persons participated in the same intervention as the experimental arm but did not undergo the full range of tests because they did not meet all the inclusion criteria for the study, most commonly because of medication use or body mass index.

Outcomes

Primary Outcome Measures

Reduced cortisol secretion

Secondary Outcome Measures

Reduced stress measured by qualitative questionnaires (SWEQUAL, JSS, KASAM)

Full Information

First Posted
July 22, 2010
Last Updated
July 22, 2010
Sponsor
Karolinska Institutet
Collaborators
Ekhaga Foundation Stockholm Sweden, Region Stockholm
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1. Study Identification

Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT01168648
Brief Title
Yoga for Stress Management in Health Care Personnel
Official Title
Yoga for Stress Management in Health Care Personnel and Its Relation to the Hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal(HPA)Axis
Study Type
Interventional

2. Study Status

Record Verification Date
July 2010
Overall Recruitment Status
Completed
Study Start Date
August 2003 (undefined)
Primary Completion Date
May 2005 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
May 2005 (Actual)

3. Sponsor/Collaborators

Name of the Sponsor
Karolinska Institutet
Collaborators
Ekhaga Foundation Stockholm Sweden, Region Stockholm

4. Oversight

Data Monitoring Committee
No

5. Study Description

Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to investigate if yoga can be an effective stress management technique for health care personnel.
Detailed Description
Stress, both job related and personal, is an increasing problem in the health care sector. Yoga is said to have a good stress-reducing effect. The participants will provide blood, urine, and saliva samples. They will take part in two different stress tests. They will also fill in various qualitative questionnaires, including the Swedish questionnaire on health related quality of life (SWEDQUAL), Antonovsky's sense of coherence scale (KASAM), and the Job stress survey (JSS), both before the study starts and after 3 months of participation.

6. Conditions and Keywords

Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Yoga, Stress, Psychological, Stress, Physiological
Keywords
Yoga, Stress, Stress management, Hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis

7. Study Design

Primary Purpose
Prevention
Study Phase
Not Applicable
Interventional Study Model
Parallel Assignment
Masking
None (Open Label)
Allocation
Randomized
Enrollment
71 (Actual)

8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

Arm Title
Yoga as stress management
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
The intervention consists of following a program of yoga at least three times a week for three months. The yoga program has been designed to reduce stress.
Arm Title
Control group
Arm Type
Active Comparator
Arm Description
The group rests without using any specific program for relaxation at least three times a week for three months.
Arm Title
Yoga as stress management fewer tests
Arm Type
Other
Arm Description
Eight persons participated in the same intervention as the experimental arm but did not undergo the full range of tests because they did not meet all the inclusion criteria for the study, most commonly because of medication use or body mass index.
Intervention Type
Behavioral
Intervention Name(s)
Yoga as stress management
Other Intervention Name(s)
Asanas(physical postures or movements), Pranayama (breathing exercises), Meditation
Intervention Description
Yoga specially designed to reduce stress is practiced for approximately 30 minutes at least three times a week for three months, once in a group session led by a trained yoga instructor and twice or more at home. The yoga techniques used are physical postures or movements, meditation and breathing exercises. Every time they do the techniques, participants fill in a form detailing how they feel before and after and providing information on the experience of doing the exercises.
Intervention Type
Other
Intervention Name(s)
Rest without using any relaxation technique
Intervention Description
The participants rest at home at least 30 minutes, at least three times a week for three months and without using any relaxation technique
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Reduced cortisol secretion
Time Frame
Three months
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Reduced stress measured by qualitative questionnaires (SWEQUAL, JSS, KASAM)
Time Frame
Three months

10. Eligibility

Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
18 Years
Maximum Age & Unit of Time
65 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: BMI 18-30 healthy work in the health care sector Exclusion Criteria: medication, including contraceptives and all medications or topical skin preparations with cortisone in any form (exception: hormone replacement therapy for hypothyroidism were included if their hormone levels were within the normal range)
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Astrid M Grensman, MD
Organizational Affiliation
KI, Center for Family and Community Medicine
Official's Role
Principal Investigator
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Bikash D Acharya, M sc in Psy
Organizational Affiliation
KI, Center for Family and Community Medicine
Official's Role
Principal Investigator
Facility Information:
Facility Name
Center for Family and Community Medicine, KI
City
Huddinge
State/Province
Stockholm
ZIP/Postal Code
141 83
Country
Sweden

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