Status:
COMPLETED
Yoga, Mindfulness and Cognitive Psychotherapy as Treatment for Stress and Burnout
Lead Sponsor:
Karolinska Institutet
Collaborating Sponsors:
Region Stockholm
Conditions:
Stress, Psychological
Burnout, Professional
Eligibility:
All Genders
16-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to investigate if treatment with yoga or mindfulness has a more profound and longstanding effect on stress and burnout than treatment with cognitive psychotherapy alone.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- On sick leave at least 50% at the beginning of the study.
- Sick leave for a maximum of 1 year if on full-time sick leave at the beginning of the study or for a maximum of 3 years if on part-time sick leave at the beginning of the study.
- Speak Swedish well enough to participate in the study interventions.
- Body mass index (BMI) of between 18 and 30.
- Meet the diagnostic criteria for burnout syndrome from the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare.
Exclusion
- Medication, including all medication or topical skin preparations with cortisone in any form. Exceptions: Antidepressants, contraceptives, hormone replacement therapy for hypothyroidism if hormone levels were within the normal range, and hormone replacement therapy to treat menopausal symptoms. To receive an exception for medication, a participant had to take the same medication at the same dose at both blood tests.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2007
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
90 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01168661
Start Date
August 1 2007
End Date
April 1 2010
Last Update
July 23 2010
Active Locations (1)
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Karolinska Institutet
Stockholm, Huddinge, Sweden, 14183