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RECRUITING
NCT07220421
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Foundational Programs to Combat Clinician Stress

Sponsor: Lancaster General Hospital

View on ClinicalTrials.gov

Summary

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.

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

Key Details

Gender

All

Age Range

25 Years - 70 Years

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Enrollment

180

Start Date

2025-09-15

Completion Date

2026-05

Last Updated

2025-10-23

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Sudarshan Kriya Yoga (SKY) Breathing and Sahaj Meditation

The SKY intervention is comprised of a week of baseline HRV and sleep metric readings, followed by an onboarding week of 3-day, 3.5 hours/day, online SKY workshops with a live instructor (10.5 hours total), followed by weekly online follow-up sessions with a live instructor (1 hour each) for a period of 4 weeks. Clinicians also practice on their own daily for 45 minutes during these 4 weeks and wear an Oura Ring continuously. They do not have to do their daily practice on the days that they have a follow-up session. Well-being and burnout metrics will be assessed using PFI Week 1, Week 4, and Week 6. Evaluation of the impact of the program on other factors as measured by other questionnaires Week 1 and Week 6. HRV and sleep metrics will be used as a physiologic marker of well-being and will be measured continuously via Oura Ring.

OTHER

Health Education Program (HEP)

The HEP coaches will provide these sessions online with an initial onboarding week of 2-day, 3 hours/day online HEP workshop followed by weekly online follow up sessions for 2 hours each with a live instructor. They will also pursue 45 min of daily practice for a period of 4 weeks. They do not have to do their daily practice on the days that they have a follow-up session. Well-being and burnout metrics will be assessed using PFI Week 1, Week 4, and Week 6. Evaluation of the impact of the program on other factors as measured by other questionnaires Week 1 and Week 6. HRV and sleep metrics will be used as a physiologic marker of well-being and will be measured continuously via Oura Ring.

Locations (6)

Massachusetts General Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Princeton Medical Center / Princeton Health affiliated sites

Plainsboro, New Jersey, United States

Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health

Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Penn Presbyterian Medical Center

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Pennsylvania Hospital

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States