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Yoga, Mindfulness and Cognitive Psychotherapy as Treatment for Stress and Burnout

NCT01168661 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 90

Last updated 2010-07-23

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate if treatment with yoga or mindfulness has a more profound and longstanding effect on stress and burnout than treatment with cognitive psychotherapy alone.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Yoga

Participants in this intervention arm will practice yoga (physical postures, breathing exercises, and meditation) \>= 5 times a week (twice in a supervised group and the rest on their own). Additionally, participants in this arm will practice various practical skills, such as how to plan a satisfactory day using their own definition of a satisfactory day. They will follow this schedule for 20 weeks.

BEHAVIORAL

Mindfulness based cog psychotherapy

Participants in this arm will attend a weekly group meeting to practice mindfulness based cognitive psychotherapy. They will also practice \>= 4 time a week on their own. Additionally, participants in this arm will practice various practical skills, such as how to plan a satisfactory day using their own definition of a satisfactory day. Participants will follow this schedule for 20 weeks.

BEHAVIORAL

Cognitive psychotherapy

Participants in this arm will attend a weekly group meeting to practice cognitive psychotherapy. They will also practice \>= 4 time a week on their own. Additionally, participants in this arm will practice various practical skills, such as how to plan a satisfactory day using their own definition of a satisfactory day. Participants will follow this schedule for 20 weeks.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Astrid M Grensman, MD · Karolinska Institutet

  • Bikash Dev Acharya, MSc Psyc · Karolinska Institutet

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
16 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-08-31
Primary Completion
2010-04-30
Completion
2010-04-30

Countries

  • Sweden

Study Locations

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