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Trial Outcomes & Findings for Breathing Techniques and Meditation for Health Care Workers During COVID-19 Pandemic (NCT NCT04482647)

NCT ID: NCT04482647

Last Updated: 2025-11-19

Results Overview

To demonstrate the feasibility of a short pranayama or breathing techniques and meditation during Covid-19 pandemic. Feasibility will be defined as recruitment of 50 participants to the study within 2 months.

Recruitment status

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Study phase

NA

Target enrollment

100 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

Within 2 months

Results posted on

2025-11-19

Participant Flow

The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of web-based breathing techniques and meditation on lung health and building resilience among health care workers dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic.

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Supportive Care (Video, Breathing Techniques, Meditation)
Patients view an instructional video on breathing techniques and meditation. Patients then perform breathing techniques over 3 minutes and meditation over 2 minutes BID for 28 days.
Overall Study
STARTED
100
Overall Study
COMPLETED
88
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
12

Reasons for withdrawal

Reasons for withdrawal
Measure
Supportive Care (Video, Breathing Techniques, Meditation)
Patients view an instructional video on breathing techniques and meditation. Patients then perform breathing techniques over 3 minutes and meditation over 2 minutes BID for 28 days.
Overall Study
Time constraints
2
Overall Study
Health issues
1
Overall Study
Death in the family
1
Overall Study
Disliked the intervention
1
Overall Study
No reasons specified
7

Baseline Characteristics

Breathing Techniques and Meditation for Health Care Workers During COVID-19 Pandemic

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Supportive Care (Video, Breathing Techniques, Meditation)
n=100 Participants
Patients view an instructional video on breathing techniques and meditation. Patients then perform breathing techniques over 3 minutes and meditation over 2 minutes BID for 28 days.
Age, Customized
26-35 years
33 Participants
Age, Customized
36-45 years
22 Participants
Age, Customized
46-55 years
25 Participants
Age, Customized
56-65 years
18 Participants
Age, Customized
Above 66 years
2 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
88 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
12 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
20 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
72 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
8 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
19 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
17 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
60 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
4 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
100 participants
Education
Junior/High
9 Participants
Education
College
20 Participants
Education
Masters or higher
71 Participants
Religion
Catholic
32 Participants
Religion
Protestant
33 Participants
Religion
None
20 Participants
Religion
Other
15 Participants
Occupation
Clinical role
28 Participants
Occupation
Administration
38 Participants
Occupation
Research
27 Participants
Occupation
Unknown
7 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: Within 2 months

To demonstrate the feasibility of a short pranayama or breathing techniques and meditation during Covid-19 pandemic. Feasibility will be defined as recruitment of 50 participants to the study within 2 months.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Supportive Care (Video, Breathing Techniques, Meditation)
n=100 Participants
Patients view an instructional video on breathing techniques and meditation. Patients then perform breathing techniques over 3 minutes and meditation over 2 minutes BID for 28 days.
Number of Participants Recruited to the Study (Feasibility)
100 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: Week 1 and Week 4

Defined as more than 50% of participants perceive the intervention as useful. Meditation perception questions were asked such as usefulness, feeling at peace, hopeful, or relaxed, and responses were recorded as strongly agree, agree, neutral, disagree, and strongly disagree at weeks 1 and 4.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Supportive Care (Video, Breathing Techniques, Meditation)
n=100 Participants
Patients view an instructional video on breathing techniques and meditation. Patients then perform breathing techniques over 3 minutes and meditation over 2 minutes BID for 28 days.
Number of Participants Who Perceived the Intervention as Useful
Week 1
69 Participants
Number of Participants Who Perceived the Intervention as Useful
Week 4
56 Participants

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: 4 weeks

Measured by the Brief Resilient Coping Scale among health care workers questionnaire.

Outcome measures

Outcome data not reported

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: 4 weeks

Measured by the Perceived Stress Scale and COVID-19 Stress among health care workers questionnaire.

Outcome measures

Outcome data not reported

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: 4 weeks

Will determine the differences in breath holding time between those who are adherent and those who are not adherent to the practice.

Outcome measures

Outcome data not reported

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: 4 weeks

Will determine the adherence to the practice assessed as at least 50% of participants implement the intervention for 3 or more times in a week by the end of week 1/day 7 (+ 3 days).

Outcome measures

Outcome data not reported

Adverse Events

Supportive Care (Video, Breathing Techniques, Meditation)

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

Santhosshi Narayanan, MD-Assistant Professor, Integrative Medicine Program

UT MD Anderson Cancer Center

Phone: (346) 228-6676

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place