Reducing Burnout in Healthcare Workers Through Yoga and Square Breathing Practices

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

75 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-11-30

Study Completion Date

2026-12-31

Brief Summary

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The mental health of healthcare workers, burnout, and the resulting suicides are now described as a real "public health crisis." Emergency departments are not spared by this phenomenon; in fact, up to 71% of emergency physicians suffer from burnout. All professions are affected, with 49.2% of nurses reportedly affected by this phenomenon, and this figure rises to 90.7% of nursing assistants and 30% of paramedics providing advanced life support. However, ensuring the safety and protecting the physical and mental health of workers is a legal obligation in France.

In their latest recommendation on human factors in critical situations, SFAR experts suggest "limiting the factors responsible for burnout among caregivers exposed to crisis situations in order to reduce the risk of errors and unprofessional behavior." To achieve this, the importance of taking breaks in emergency medicine is already well recognized, and it is recommended that participants be given permission to take care of themselves through an agreement negotiated with peers and other staff members.

Furthermore, for several years now, the benefits of yoga in managing stress among healthcare workers seem to have been confirmed. Yoga is effective in reducing depression and anxiety, and it also improves sleep and clinical performance. It has also been shown to significantly reduce scores on the depersonalization and personal accomplishment items of the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI).

In addition, mindfulness meditation (MPC), based in particular on various breathing techniques including square breathing, is increasingly being studied, and SFAR experts suggest, with the help of these methods in particular, that "healthcare teams faced with critical situations benefit from psychological preparation for stress management to improve their experience and performance in such critical situations." Sudarshan Kriya Yoga, a technique that focuses primarily on breathing rhythm, has also been shown to be effective in improving well-being and reducing burnout among physicians.

Finally, yoga and mindfulness meditation administered together are effective in reducing stress and anxiety among healthcare workers, giving them greater attention, alertness, and ability to manage the stressful demands of work.

However, the combination of these two techniques through the implementation of video-guided breaks combining both techniques has never been studied.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Burn-Out

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Emergency departement staff

Emergency departement staff (nursing assistant, paramedic, medical dispatch assistant, registered nurse, physician)

Group Type OTHER

Yoga and meditation

Intervention Type OTHER

For 12 months, with no restrictions or imposed frequency, as often as the participant feels the need. They can take individual or group video-guided 15-minute breaks to do tailored yoga exercises targeting areas affected by repetitive movements, fatigue, and stress (hands, wrists, shoulders, and back), or mindfulness meditation sessions focused on managing fatigue, transitioning at the end of a shift, and post-shock relaxation.

Interventions

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Yoga and meditation

For 12 months, with no restrictions or imposed frequency, as often as the participant feels the need. They can take individual or group video-guided 15-minute breaks to do tailored yoga exercises targeting areas affected by repetitive movements, fatigue, and stress (hands, wrists, shoulders, and back), or mindfulness meditation sessions focused on managing fatigue, transitioning at the end of a shift, and post-shock relaxation.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Subjects aged 18 or over
* Subjects who have been working for at least one year in the emergency department/emergency medical service/mobile emergency and resuscitation service of the selected centers as a nursing assistant, paramedic, medical dispatch assistant, registered nurse, or doctor
* Subjects who are affiliated with or beneficiaries of a social security system
* Consent signed by the participant regarding their participation in the study

Exclusion Criteria

* Physical or psychological contraindications to practicing yoga or mindfulness meditation.
* Subjects who reported having been on sick leave for at least three months due to burnout prior to inclusion in the study
* Subjects who reported currently being monitored and/or treated by a healthcare professional for burnout
* Subjects who reported practicing yoga or meditation regularly (more than one day per week over the last three months)
* Scheduled absence of at least 3 months (e.g., maternity leave, availability, etc.)
* Subjects who did not wish to participate in the study.
* People benefiting from enhanced protection, namely minors, people deprived of their liberty by a judicial or administrative decision, people staying in a health or social care facility, and adults under legal protection.

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No