Breathing Techniques + Meditation for COVID-19 Stress Management

Age: Any Age

Sex: Any

Trial Phase: Academic

Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Disqualifiers: Epilepsy, Brain tumor, Pregnancy, others

No Placebo Group All trial participants will receive the active study treatment (no placebo)

Compensation: Varies

Number of Visits: Unknown

Duration: 4 weeks

100 Participants Needed

What You Need to Know Before You Apply

What is the purpose of this trial?

This phase I trial investigates breathing techniques and meditation for health care workers during COVID-19 pandemic. Breathing techniques and medication may help manage stress and improve lung health. The goal of this trial is to learn if breathing techniques and meditation may help to reduce stress and improve lung health in health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Who Is on the Research Team?

Santhosshi Narayanan

Principal Investigator

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?

This trial is for health care workers at MD Anderson Cancer Center who can read and understand English. It's not suitable for those with recent abdominal surgery not cleared for exercise, brain aneurysm or tumor, history of brain bleeding within the last year, epilepsy, or if pregnant.

Inclusion Criteria

Must be employed at MD Anderson Cancer Center

Participants must be able to read and understand English

Exclusion Criteria

Pregnant or trying to get pregnant

I have not had brain bleeding in the last year.

I recently had abdominal surgery and can't exercise yet.

Timeline for a Trial Participant

Screening

Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial

2-4 weeks

Treatment

Participants perform breathing techniques and meditation twice daily for 28 days

4 weeks

No in-person visits, self-administered at home

Follow-up

Participants are monitored for changes in stress, resilience, and breath holding time

4 weeks

What Are the Treatments Tested in This Trial?

Interventions

• Breathing Techniques and Meditation

Trial Overview The study explores whether breathing techniques and meditation can reduce stress and improve lung health in healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants will engage in yoga, complete questionnaires, undergo quality-of-life assessments, and follow a media intervention.

How Is the Trial Designed?

Group I: Supportive Care (video, breathing techniques, meditation) Experimental Treatment 5 Interventions

Patients view an instructional video on breathing techniques and meditation. Patients then perform breathing techniques over 3 minutes and meditation over 2 minutes BID for 28 days.

Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Lead Sponsor

Trials

3,107

Recruited

1,813,000+

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Collaborator

Trials

14,080

Recruited

41,180,000+