None listed
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Rajyoga meditation: Rajyoga mediation with the help of audio-visual aids provided by Dr Banarsi Lal Secretary medical wing of Rajyoga Meditation Education and Research Foundation, a sis
Sponsors
Dr Divya Jain
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Healthy population 1.Participants who complete the online assessment forms and give consent to participate 2. Age group more than 18 years of age 3. Exposed to news about the Covid crisis and access to media/ conversations amounting to at least 1 hour in 1 week 4. Self-reported anxiety/distress due to COVID 5. Ability to understand written and spoken English to give self-report 6. General physical fitment 7. Access to internet and competence to use the same 8. Willing to follow study protocol and timeline
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Subjects with history of or current neurological or psychiatric impairment, or cognitive dysfunction that could compromise data collection. 2. Subjects with severe co-morbidity (e.g. uncontrolled hypertension and uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, myocardial infarction or heart failure within 30 days of recruitment) as per investigatorâ??s assessment. 3. Those already practicing meditation or any other relaxation practice 4. Negligible or mild anxiety due to COVID-19 determined on basis of anxiety score 5. Those who have been diagnosed with COVID and their family members
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1.Relief of stress assessed by perceived stress scale 2. Decrease in anxiety as measured by Anxiety ScaleTimepoint: 1 month, the parameters studied will be assessed at 15 days and 1 month post intervention | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Improved psychological well-being assessed by WHO-5 well-being scale 2.Improvement in felt impact of COVID as evaluated by investigators development questionnaires.Timepoint: 1 month, the parameters studied will be assessed at 15 days and 1 month post intervention | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Divya Jain
Superspeciality pediatric hospital and postgraduate teaching institute,Noida
Outcome results
None listed