Wellness Tool in Anesthesia Providers



Status:Recruiting
Healthy:No
Age Range:18 - Any
Updated:2/20/2019
Start Date:January 15, 2019
End Date:March 31, 2021
Contact:Balachundhar Subramaniam, MD, MPH
Email:bsubrama@bidmc.harvard.edu
Phone:617-667-2721

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Trial Summary
Trial Overview
Inclusion Criteria

Guided Meditation as a Wellness Tool in Anesthesia Providers

This study will examine the effects of Isha Kriya meditation on stress and burnout among
healthcare providers.

In this study, investigators will evaluate the effect of Isha Kriya meditation on stress and
burnout among perioperative healthcare providers. To do this, investigators will randomize
healthy participants to one of two groups: one who will meditate twice daily for six weeks
(group 1), and the other who will not meditate for first six weeks and then meditate for
another six weeks (group 2). Investigators will then evaluate stress and burnout using
validated electronic instruments at baseline and at six weeks for group 1 and at baseline,
six weeks, and 12 weeks for group 2.

Inclusion Criteria:

- Age ≥18 years

- Perioperative healthcare provider

Exclusion Criteria:

- Low English proficiency

- Currently enrolled in another interventional study that could impact the primary
outcome, as determined by the Principal Investigator

- Not currently residing in the United States
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Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
330 Brookline Ave
Boston, Massachusetts 02215
617-667-7000
Phone: 617-754-2675
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