To study the role of Transcendental Meditation (TM) in decreasing stress among junior surgeons

Impact of Transcendental Meditation (TM) on Acute and Chronic stress among surgeons in Training: An open labelled randomized controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2020/12/029664

Enrollment

Registered

2020-12-09

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-11-17

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Transcendental Meditation (TM): The participating surgical residents will be randomized into two groups: Intervention (TM) and Control (no TM). The control group will receive regular re

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Surgical residents willing to volunteer and practise Transcendental Meditation regularly

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: a) Surgical Residents who are practicing some form of Yoga or other meditation b) Surgical Residents with cardiovascular/ neurological/ endocrinological disorders will be excluded.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Perceived Stress measured using The Perceived Stress ScaleTimepoint: Baseline and at one and three months post intervention	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Assessment of anxiety using the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale - 21 Items (DASS-21), and Sleepiness using the Epworth sleepiness scale (ESS)Timepoint: Baseline and at one and three months post intervention;Estimation of serum cortisol, serum endorphins and serum alpha amylaseTimepoint: Baseline and at three months post intervention;Quantitative EEGTimepoint: Baseline and at three months post intervention;Heart rate, respiratory rate and blood pressure during a surgical procedureTimepoint: Baseline and at three months post intervention	—

Measure

Time frame

Assessment of anxiety using the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale - 21 Items (DASS-21), and Sleepiness using the Epworth sleepiness scale (ESS)Timepoint: Baseline and at one and three months post intervention;Estimation of serum cortisol, serum endorphins and serum alpha amylaseTimepoint: Baseline and at three months post intervention;Quantitative EEGTimepoint: Baseline and at three months post intervention;Heart rate, respiratory rate and blood pressure during a surgical procedureTimepoint: Baseline and at three months post intervention

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Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactHemanga Kumar Bhattacharjee

All India Institue of Medical Sciences

dr_hkb75@yahoo.com7838621462

Outcome results