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Yoga@Work Intervention to Reduce Work-related Stress Among Information Technology Workers

Sponsor
Aarogyam UK (Other)
Overall Status
Completed
CT.gov ID
NCT04313517
Collaborator
Brunel University (Other), NMP Medical Research Institute (Other), Ananda Yoga (Hong Kong) (Other), Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Other)
140
Enrollment
4
Locations
2
Arms
8.3
Actual Duration (Months)
35
Patients Per Site
4.2
Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

Over the last several decades, occupational stress at workplace comprise a major burden. Office based work are more prone to sedentary lifestyle, postural issues, workplace stress, repetitive strain injury, poor employee health. Workplace wellness programs has been very feasible access to employees at their own convenience and need. Yoga@Work Program was developed to suit the need for information technology workers.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
  • Other: Yoga
 N/A

Study Design

Study Type:
Interventional
Actual Enrollment :
140 participants
Allocation:
Non-Randomized
Intervention Model:
Parallel Assignment
Masking:
None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose:
Supportive Care
Official Title:
Yoga@Work Intervention to Reduce Work Related Stress Among Information Technology Workers: Waitlist Controlled Trial
Actual Study Start Date :
Jan 12, 2019
Actual Primary Completion Date :
Jun 18, 2019
Actual Study Completion Date :
Sep 21, 2019

Arms and Interventions

Arm Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Yoga@Work

Yoga session were developed to practice at work anytime feasible.

Other: Yoga
Each yoga session included warm-up practices (for the large joints, spine, and extremities), Simple postures (Asana), breathing exercises (pranayama) and meditation/relaxation. All the yoga participants were given handouts to practice everyday at work as its feasible
No Intervention: Wait list Control group

Control group with no intervention. After Intervention period, group was offered same sessions.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

  1. Reductions in occupational stress [From baseline to 6-week post intervention]

    Perceived Stress Scale

Secondary Outcome Measures

  1. Mental health problems [From baseline to 6-week post intervention]

    General Health questionnaires consists of 12 items, each assessing the severity of a mental problem

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:
18 Years to 60 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Yes
Inclusion Criteria:

  • Information Technology employee, or trainee willing and able to participate in a 6-week self-care program during the work day.

  • Willing to give informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  • medical or psychiatric conditions limiting practice of yoga in general

  • Cognitive impairment

Contacts and Locations

Locations

Site City State Country Postal Code
1 UNRI Brussels Belgium
2 Ananda Yoga Hong Kong Hong Kong
3 NMP Medical Research Institute Jaipur Rajasthan India
4 Yog-Kulam London United Kingdom

Sponsors and Collaborators

  • Aarogyam UK
  • Brunel University
  • NMP Medical Research Institute
  • Ananda Yoga (Hong Kong)
  • Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Neha Sharma, PhD, Aarogyam UK
  • Study Director: Jaydeep Joshi, BAMS, Aarogyam UK
  • Study Chair: Monomita Nandy, Brunel University

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.
Responsible Party:
Aarogyam UK
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT04313517
Other Study ID Numbers:
  • AUI01
First Posted:
Mar 18, 2020
Last Update Posted:
Mar 19, 2020
Last Verified:
Mar 1, 2020
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
Undecided
Plan to Share IPD:
Undecided
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:
No
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Occupational Stress
Stress, Psychological

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Mar 19, 2020