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Foundational Programs to Combat Clinician Stress

Evaluate Foundational Wellness Programs to Help Reduce Clinician Burnout and Improve Professional Fulfilment in Health Care Professionals.

Who can join

As published by the study on ClinicalTrials.gov. "Not stated" means the study hasn't said — ask the study team.

Age
25 Years to 70 Years
Sex
All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Compensation
Not stated

Other requirements are listed under Eligibility below. Only the study team can confirm whether you can join.

What to expect

No one can promise a trial will help you personally — that is what the research is trying to find out.

What participation involves

Not stated in the study description — ask the study team about visits and procedures.

Compensation
Not stated
  • Study-related exams and procedures are typically provided at no cost. This is how many trials work in general — confirm the details for this study with the study team.
  • Participants are monitored closely by the research team throughout the study.
  • Some participants may receive access to an investigational treatment, which is still being studied.
  • Your participation helps researchers learn whether this approach could help future patients.

About this study

In plain language

This study tests whether Sudarshan Kriya Yoga (SKY) breathing and Sahaj meditation help reduce burnout, or work-related stress and exhaustion. It is for clinicians ages 25–70 at University of Pennsylvania Health Systems, including Lancaster General Health, and Massachusetts General Hospital.

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.

Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.

Eligibility

Who can join

  • You are 25–70 years old.
  • You are a physician, advanced practice provider, nurse practitioner, physician assistant, or psychologist at UPHS or MGH.
  • You have access to a smartphone and the internet.
  • You can understand the study and agree to take part.
  • You are interested in wearing an Oura ring and studying breathing and meditation exercises.
  • You are willing to do relaxation exercises every day for 4 weeks.

Who can't join

  • You already practice meditation, yoga, breathing exercises, or another mind-body program regularly or daily.
  • You have atrial fibrillation (an irregular heartbeat), a pacemaker, or an implanted defibrillator.
  • You have untreated or severe obstructive sleep apnea (breathing that stops during sleep; AHI of 30 or more).
  • You have had paralysis of the diaphragm, the muscle that helps you breathe.
  • You cannot or will not finish the workshop.
  • You have severe COPD (a long-term lung disease) or severe heart valve disease.
  • You have had or plan to have chest, belly, nose, or face surgery within 6 months.
  • You have a severe mental illness, such as schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, or bipolar disorder; active substance use; a seizure disorder; or a major physical illness, such as uncontrolled high blood pressure, lung disease, liver disease, cancer, or heart disease.

Simplified for readability. The official criteria below are what the study team uses.

Official eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * 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. Exclusion Criteria: * 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).

Study sites (6)

MA

NJ

PA