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Yoga on healthcare professionals burnout during COVID-19 pandemic

Effect of Yoga on burnout in Health-Care Professionals working during COVID-19 pandemic

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2021/09/036611
Enrollment
82
Registered
2021-09-17
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: YOGA: Specifically designed yoga protocol will be used. Total 6 online yoga sessions (3 training session in week-1, and 3 followup sessions once in 10 days between week-2 to week-6) wil

Sponsors

None listed

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Healthcare professionals (including consultants, residents, nurses, nursing assistants, therapists & technicians) working during the COVID-19 pandemic who are directly exposed to patients (regular physical contact with patients) for at least the past one month. 2. Willingness and ability to practice specifically designed yoga protocol, comply with trial and follow-up procedures.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Denied informed consent. 2. Pregnant women. 3. Currently enrolled in any other trial. 4. Healthcare professionals with current/recent COVID-19 infection within the past one month, and/or with severe COVID-19 sequelae. 5. Already practicing yoga for more than the last one month or taking any other behavioral/psychological interventions. 6. Any significant condition or co-morbidity that clinicians deem unfit for participation in the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Change in average score of Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (CBI)Timepoint: Baseline, and 6 weeks

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Change in total score of Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale (DASS-21)Timepoint: Baseline, and 6 weeks;Change in total score of Insomnia Severity Index (ISI)Timepoint: Baseline, and 6 weeks;Change in total score of PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5)Timepoint: Baseline, and 6 weeks

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Gautam Sharma

All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi

drgautamsharma12@gmail.com01126549326

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026