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NCT Number: NCT05503680

The Effect of Yoga for Stress Among HIV Patients in Indonesia

This study is aimed to evaluate the effects of yoga intervention versus usual care (control group) for reducing stress among people living with HIV in Indonesia.

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Key information

Conditions

Human Immunodeficiency Virus Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Behavior Behavioral Symptoms Blood-Borne Infections Communicable Diseases Genital Diseases HIV Infections Immune System Diseases Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes Infections Lentivirus Infections RNA Virus Infections Retroviridae Infections Sexually Transmitted Diseases Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral Slow Virus Diseases Stress, Psychological Urogenital Diseases Virus Diseases

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Jumpandang Baru Primary Health Care Center

Makassar, South Sulawesi, 90211, Indonesia

About this study

Introduction: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) continues to be a public health challenge for four decades after the disease appeared. Stress is one of the most common mental health problems that occur among people living with HIV. Yoga is increasingly popular as one of the complementary therapies in health care systems including in nursing. Moreover, much evidence shows that yoga is a promising modality to be used to treat stress and to maintain the health and wellbeing of PLWH.

Purpose: The primary objective in this study is to evaluate the effects of yoga intervention versus usual care (control group) for reducing stress among people living with HIV in Indonesia.

Methods: This study will use a parallel group randomized controlled trial (RCT) design, with single blinding, and repeated measures. Sample will be divided into a yoga intervention group and a routine care group as the control group. In this study, the independent variable is defined as yoga intervention, and the dependent variable is stress. In total, participants who will participate is sixty-six, thirty-three participants in yoga group and thirty-three in control group. The Generalized Estimating Equation will be performed for the data analysis.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Participants are patients who

  • Had been diagnosed with HIV.
  • Were newly diagnosed or had taken ARV medication for at least one month.
  • Are age 18 years or older.
  • Have access to a desktop, laptop, or smartphone on a regular basis.
  • Have access to reliable internet.
  • Are fluent in Indonesian.
  • Are willing to participate and sign the consent form.
  • Are willing to be blood tested for CD4 counts or viral load at baseline and eight weeks after the intervention.

Exclusion criteria

Patients who did not qualify to participate were:

  • Those who reported performing yoga or other body-mind exercises at least one-month prior to the start of this study.
  • Those who were not in physically fit condition
  • Those who had been diagnosed with musculoskeletal problems, i.e., osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, bone injury, or spine problems.
  • Those who have difficulty keeping their balance.
  • Those who are currently pregnant, or plan to become pregnant during the trial.

Treatment and study plan

Yoga

Behavioral

In this study, the researcher will provide participants with two month of Hatha yoga as an experimental intervention for managing stress. All participants who belong to the intervention group will be required to complete 120 minutes per week of home-based, online streaming yoga for eight weeks with our certified yoga instructor. The intervention will be conducted online by Zoom video; participants will be sent a link to join a scheduled live online yoga session twice every week. The data collection will be undertaken in three times: baseline (before the intervention begins), posttest one ( after two month intervention), and posttest two (one month after yoga intervention finish) to evaluate the lasting effect of yoga.

Other names: Hatha yoga

Primary outcomes

  1. Perceived stress scale (this study will measure the the phenomenon of stress among PLWH using the Perceived Stress Scale developed by Dr. Sheldon Cohen in 1983).

    Time frame: (1) Pre-test (before yoga intervention), (2) Post-test one / at the week-eight (after yoga intervention finish), (3) Post-test two for following up (at the week twelve or one month after yoga intervention finish).

    The scale uses a 5-point rating scale from never (0) to very often (4) to measure the degree to which a person judges situations in their life to be stressful. This scale contains 10 items. Scores range from 1 to 40, with higher scores reflecting greater perceived stress. This scale has sufficient internal consistency with Cronbach alpha 0.78 (Cohen et al., 1983). The stress will be measured in three different time to see how the yoga intervention change the level of stress of participants, before and after intervention.

Secondary outcomes

  1. The Brief Health status Survey

    Time frame: (1) Pre-test (before yoga intervention), (2) Post-test one / at the week-eight (after yoga intervention finish), (3) Post-test two for following up (at the week twelve or one month after yoga intervention finish).

    This concept was measured by a tool the Brief Health status Survey that was commonly used by nurses and doctors at Jumpandang Baru medical center to assess patients who are visiting the clinic. This tool has been shortened for the purpose of this study. The items include: (1) self-reported rating of their health status (ranging from 1: very poor to 6: excellent); (2) blood pressure (mmHg); (3) height (cm) and weight (kg) will be combined for calculating BMI; (4) stress in the past month; (5) smoking; (6) alcohol and illicit drug use and the percentage with which they use it to cope with stress; (7) prescription medication and over the counter medications for coping with stress, and the percentage with which they use it to cope with stress. Validity test will be performed before data collection begin. The brief health status survey will be performed in three different time to see how the yoga intervention change the health status of participants before and after intervention.

  2. Coping Self-Efficacy Scale (The definition of coping self-efficacy is defined based on the concept proposed by Chesney et al in 2006 where they defined coping self-efficacy refers to the capacity to cope effectively with life obstacles.

    Time frame: (1) Pre-test (before yoga intervention), (2) Post-test one / at the week-eight (after yoga intervention finish), (3) Post-test two for following up (at the week twelve or one month after yoga intervention finish).

    The concept of coping self-efficacy is measured by the 26-item Coping Self-Efficacy Scale (CSES) developed by Chesney et. al (2006). Participants respond using an 11-point rating scale - 0 to 10, with anchor points on the scale at 0, meaning, 'I cannot do it at all'; 5, meaning, 'I am moderately certain I can do it'; and 10, meaning 'I am certain I can do it. This scale has good reliability with Cronbach's alpha for factor one (use problem-focused coping) was 0.91, factor two (stop unpleasant thought) was 0.91 and factor three (get support from family and friends) was 0.80 (Chesney et al., 2006). The coping self-efficacy scale will be performed in three different time to see how the yoga intervention change the coping self-efficacy level of participants before and after intervention.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences

Other

Registry information

Official study title

The Effect of a Yoga Intervention for Reducing Stress Among People Living With HIV in Indonesia: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Important dates

Study start
2022
Primary completion
2022
Study completion
2022
First posted
Aug 17, 2022
Registry last updated
Jan 10, 2023

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