Foundational Programs to Combat Clinician Stress
Recruiting now · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Burnout, Professional, Stress, Psychological, Stress, Physiological, Psychological Well-Being, Mind-Body Therapies, Work Related Stress
In brief
This is a prospective, randomized, controlled clinical trial in which clinicians from University of Pennsylvania Health Systems (UPHS) including Penn Medicine- Lancaster General Health (LGH) and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) are offered a well-known program to help reduce clinician burnout: Sudarshan Kriya Yoga (SKY) Breathing and Sahaj Meditation Intervention.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT07220421
- Run by
- Lancaster General Hospital
- People needed
- 180
- Starts
- 2025-09-15
- Expected to finish
- 2026-05-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2025-10-23
Who can join
Age: 25 and older, up to 70. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- 25-70 years of age,
- UPHS or MGH clinician (physician, APP, CRNP, PA, psychologist),
- Access to smart phone and internet,
- Ability to give informed consent,
- Interested in wearing an Oura ring and being part of a study to evaluate breath and meditation-derived exercises,
- Willing to do relaxation exercise every day for 4 weeks.
You may not qualify if…
- Currently maintaining a regular/daily mind-body program practice (eg. meditation, yoga or breathing techniques),
- Atrial fibrillation,
- Pacemaker/defibrillator,
- Untreated or severe obstructive sleep apnea (AHI>=30),
- History of diaphragm paralysis,
- Unable or unwilling to complete the workshop,
- Severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD),
- Severe valvular heart disease,
- Prior or planned chest/abdominal or nasal/facial surgery within 6 months,
- Severe psychiatric illness (e.g. schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder), active substance use, seizure disorder or major somatic illness (uncontrolled hypertension, lung disease, liver disease, cancer or heart disease).
Where it is running
- Massachusetts General Hospital — Boston, Massachusetts, United States (enrolling)
- Princeton Medical Center / Princeton Health affiliated sites — Plainsboro, New Jersey, United States (enrolling)
- Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health — Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States (enrolling)
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (enrolling)
- Penn Presbyterian Medical Center — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (enrolling)
- Pennsylvania Hospital — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (enrolling)
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