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Foundational Programs to Combat Clinician Stress

Lancaster General Hospital · with Massachusetts General Hospital · NCT07220421

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 25–70 · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Interventional · Not applicable
Target enrollment
180
US sites recruiting
6
Study start
September 15, 2025
Record last updated
October 23, 2025

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What the study 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.

Being studied: Sudarshan Kriya Yoga (SKY) Breathing and Sahaj Meditation; Health Education Program (HEP)

Conditions: Burnout, Professional; Stress, Psychological; Stress, Physiological; Psychological Well-Being; Mind-Body Therapies; Work Related Stress

Eligibility criteria

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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).

Recruiting US locations

  • Massachusetts General Hospital

    Boston, MA 02114

    Site contact: Jagpreet Chhatwal, PhD · 617-724-4487 · JagChhatwal@mgh.harvard.edu

  • Princeton Medical Center / Princeton Health affiliated sites

    Plainsboro, NJ 08536

    Site contact: Halle Miller, MPH · 717-544-1777 · halle.miller@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

  • Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health

    Lancaster, PA 17602

    Site contact: Halle Becker, MPH · 717-544-1777 · Halle.Becker@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, PA 19104

    Site contact: Halle Miller, MPH · 717-544-1777 · halle.miller@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center

    Philadelphia, PA 19104

    Site contact: Halle Miller, MPH · 717-544-1777 · halle.miller@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

  • Pennsylvania Hospital

    Philadelphia, PA 19107

    Site contact: Halle Miller, MPH · 717-544-1777 · halle.miller@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Halle Becker, MPH · 7175441777 · Halle.Becker@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
  • Jonathan Derr, MBA · 7175441777 · Jonathan.Derr@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
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