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Foundational Programs to Combat Clinician Stress
Led by Lancaster General Hospital · Updated on 2025-10-23
180
Participants Needed
6
Research Sites
32 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
L
Lancaster General Hospital
Lead Sponsor
M
Massachusetts General Hospital
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
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.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Foundational Programs to Combat Clinician Stress
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Aged between 25 and 70 years
- Clinician at UPHS or MGH (physician, APP, CRNP, PA, psychologist)
- Access to a smartphone and internet
- Able to give informed consent
- Interested in wearing an Oura ring and participating in a study of breath and meditation exercises
- Willing to perform relaxation exercises daily for 4 weeks
You will not qualify if you...
- Currently practicing a regular daily mind-body program (e.g., meditation, yoga, breathing techniques)
- Atrial fibrillation
- Having a pacemaker or defibrillator
- Untreated or severe obstructive sleep apnea (Apnea-Hypopnea Index 30 or higher)
- 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, nasal, or facial surgery within 6 months
- Severe psychiatric illnesses such as schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder
- Active substance use, seizure disorder, or major uncontrolled somatic illness including hypertension, lung disease, liver disease, cancer, or heart disease
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 6 locations
1
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114
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2
Princeton Medical Center / Princeton Health affiliated sites
Plainsboro, New Jersey, United States, 08536
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3
Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States, 17602
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4
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104
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5
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104
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6
Pennsylvania Hospital
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19107
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Research Team
H
Halle Becker, MPH
CONTACT
J
Jonathan Derr, MBA
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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