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NCT Number: NCT04313517

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

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Occupational Stress Behavior Behavioral Symptoms Occupational Diseases Psychological Stress Stress, Psychological

Age range

18 year–60 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

UNRI, Brussels, Belgium

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

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

Treatment and study plan

yoga

Other

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

Primary outcomes

  1. Reductions in occupational stress

    Time frame: From baseline to 6-week post intervention

    Perceived Stress Scale

Secondary outcomes

  1. Mental health problems

    Time frame: From baseline to 6-week post intervention

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

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Aarogyam UK

Other

Collaborators

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

Registry information

Official study title

Yoga@Work Intervention to Reduce Work Related Stress Among Information Technology Workers: Waitlist Controlled Trial

Important dates

Study start
2019
Primary completion
2019
Study completion
2019
First posted
Mar 18, 2020
Registry last updated
Mar 19, 2020

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