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Foundational Programs to Combat Clinician Stress
Evaluate Foundational Wellness Programs to Help Reduce Clinician Burnout and Improve Professional Fulfilment in Health Care Professionals.
Who can join
Ages 25 to 70 · All sexes · Healthy volunteers welcome
Full eligibility criteria
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).
About the study
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.
What is being tested
- Sudarshan Kriya Yoga (SKY) Breathing and Sahaj Meditation (behavioral)
- Health Education Program (HEP) (other)
Sponsor: Lancaster General Hospital · Participants: 180 · Started: Sep 15, 2025
Contact the study team
- Halle Becker, MPH · Phone: 7175441777
- Jonathan Derr, MBA · Phone: 7175441777
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT07220421
Locations in the U.S.
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.