Health Condition 1: B972- Coronavirus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Tele-Yoga Program (TYP)
Single-arm multi centric study.: The intervention will comprise of a 45-minute validated Tele-Yoga Program (TYP) being taught by a trained yoga teacher at each s
Sponsors
DST SATYAM Government of India
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The people who have been diagnosed with COVID-19 currently or have suffered from the same anytime past one year. In addition, individuals should report atleast a moderate level of psychological stress (i.e., a score of 8 or greater) using four items from the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion from participation will be made for anyone practicing yoga or meditation in the past year, or if there are known physical limitations preventing light physical activity (yoga postures). Subjects with severe covid-19 symptoms that would affect the practice of prescribed tele-yoga programme. Subjects with other medical illnesses that would prevent the practice of prescribed tele-yoga programme. Individuals with comorbid suicidal ideation, self-harm risk, or psychosis or any other severe mental illness will also be excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary outcome for assessing the clinical effectiveness of the yoga intervention is the change in psychological stress scores. The perceived stress scale (PSS) (Cohen et al., 1983) will be used for assessment of psychological stress.Timepoint: T1-Baseline T2-Fourth week T3-16th week after the intervention Primary effectiveness outcome. A baseline, Fourth week, and 16 weeks for all the subjects for relevant assessments | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The secondary outcome will be the following variables such as general psychological health, anxiety, depression, sleep quality and distress due to traumatic events. The scales used for the assessments are as follows General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) (Goldberg, 1988) The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) (Zigmond & Snaith, 1983) The Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) (Morin, 1993) Impact of Event Scale â?? Revised (IES-R) (Christianson & Marren, 2012) Yoga performance assessment scale (YPA) (Hariprasad et al., 2013)Timepoint: T1-Baseline T2-Fourth week T3-16th week after the intervention There are three time points, baseline, fourth week and and 16th week. | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Hemant Bhargav
Schizophrenia Research Foundation
Outcome results
None listed