Feasibility of a Yoga- and Mindfulness-Based Intervention for Resident Physicians

NCT ID: NCT03687450

Last Updated: 2020-07-23

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

56 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-11-01

Study Completion Date

2020-05-01

Brief Summary

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The investigators aim to initiate and complete the first investigation of the effect of a yoga-based program on resident physicians' psychological health using a randomized controlled trial to assess feasibility of the program in this population and measure outcomes across several domains. To meet the goals of the proposed project the investigators have identified 3 specific aims:

Specific Aim 1: Assess the acceptability and feasibility of the yoga program through measuring participation and conducting standardized interviews with a subset of yoga participants.

Specific Aim 2: Evaluate the effect of the yoga program on resident physicians' stress, burnout, resilience, mindfulness, mood, depression, anxiety, and sleep quality using quantitative self-report measures.

Specific Aim 3. Examine whether outcome measures were perceived as relevant to the participants' work environment and were not burdensome as to the length and content of the program.

Detailed Description

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The project will implement a single group mixed-methods randomized controlled trial to investigate the impact of the 6-week RISE program on psychological health in Longwood medical area residents. The RISE program is an existing standardized yoga program at Kripalu that will be adapted for residents in a 60-90-minute, once-weekly class for six weeks. Participants will be randomized to either the RISE yoga program or a no-treatment control group. Participants randomized to the RISE program will also be instructed to maintain a short 10-15-minute daily home yoga practice. Sessions will be lead by experienced instructors from Kripalu and will be held in the Longwood medical area. Self-report outcomes will be assessed at baseline, at program completion (post-program), at 2-month follow-up, and at 6-month follow-up.

Participants will include resident physicians at Longwood medical area hospitals. The only exclusion criterion is having practiced yoga, meditation, tai chi, qigong, or another mind-body practice at least 25 hours or more in the past 6 months. Participants must be willing not to practice mind-body programs other than the treatment protocol during the intervention. We plan to enroll up to 200 participants with a goal of at least 60 participants with a 2:1 ratio of participants randomized to yoga to participants randomized to control. The control group will receive one session of RISE after their participation in the trial is complete.

Conditions

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Burnout, Professional Anxiety Depression Stress

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Intervention (Yoga) Arm

Received a weekly 60-minute yoga-based class over 6 weeks with direction for a 5-10 minute daily home practice.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

RISE yoga-based program

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The RISE program developed by Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health includes yoga postures, mindfulness practices, meditation, breathing techniques, and education sessions about mindful approaches to daily living. The RISE program will be delivered as a 6-week yoga-based program on-site at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, MA. The program will consist of six 60-90-minute weekly yoga-based RISE classes. Sessions will be lead by experienced instructors from Kripalu Center for Yoga \& Health. Subjects in this arm will also be asked to participate in 5-10 minutes of daily home practice with direction from the RISE curriculum.

No-treatment Control Arm

Waitlist control-- group received one session of yoga-based class at the completion of the study.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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RISE yoga-based program

The RISE program developed by Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health includes yoga postures, mindfulness practices, meditation, breathing techniques, and education sessions about mindful approaches to daily living. The RISE program will be delivered as a 6-week yoga-based program on-site at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, MA. The program will consist of six 60-90-minute weekly yoga-based RISE classes. Sessions will be lead by experienced instructors from Kripalu Center for Yoga \& Health. Subjects in this arm will also be asked to participate in 5-10 minutes of daily home practice with direction from the RISE curriculum.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Individuals enrolled in residency programs at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Beth Israel Deaconess, Boston Children's Hospital, or a Harvard Combined Residency Program
* Individuals must be willing to not practice mind-body programs other than the intervention during the treatment protocol
* Must be proficient in English

Exclusion Criteria

* Individuals who currently practice yoga, meditation, tai chi, qigong, and other mind-body practices more than 25 hours in the past 6 months
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Brigham and Women's Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Sat Bir Khalsa, PhD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Sat Bir Khalsa, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Locations

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Brigham and Women's Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

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Document Type: Study Protocol

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Other Identifiers

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2017P002372

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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