protocolSection identificationModule nctId: NCT06368791, orgStudyIdInfo id: 30001479, briefTitle: Anti-Stress Intervention Among Physicians Study, acronym: ASIP, statusModule overallStatus: RECRUITING, startDateStruct date: 2024-04-15, primaryCompletionDateStruct date: 2024-06-30, completionDateStruct date: 2024-10-30, studyFirstPostDateStruct date: 2024-04-16, lastUpdatePostDateStruct date: 2024-04-26, sponsorCollaboratorsModule leadSponsor name: Charite University, Berlin, Germany, class: OTHER, descriptionModule briefSummary: Medical practice often comes with high stress. Stress negatively affects our health and well-being and is linked to doctors making mistakes, some of which can be deadly.In this study, the effect of two quick stress-relief methods on daily stress levels is estimated. The two anti-stress exercises are designed to easily fit into daily routines:1. Box breathing (6 minutes) is known to reduce stress and lower the heart rate. It is used by the military and law enforcement, among others, to manage stress.2. Breathing and mindfulness exercise (10 minutes): This guided breathing and mindfulness intervention combines mindful breathing with simple body movements, developed to reduce the perceived level of stress.The effectiveness of these interventions is being examined in a series of N-of-1 trials. Each participant can choose between the interventions. After being randomly allocated to an individual sequence of one-week intervention and control phases, the study begins. Participants record their stress levels daily over the four-week study period. The intervention is only performed in the intervention phases. Upon completing the study, the stress levels during the intervention phases are compared to those in the control phases. Each participant will receive an individual analysis based on the collected data. In addition, the investigators will estimate the effects at the population level.Three months after the study, a survey will be sent to the participants to check if the benefits have persisted., conditionsModule conditions: Stress, Psychological, conditions: Burnout, Psychological, conditions: Subjective Stress, conditions: Occupational Stress, designModule studyType: INTERVENTIONAL, phases: NA, designInfo allocation: RANDOMIZED, interventionModel: CROSSOVER, primaryPurpose: TREATMENT, maskingInfo masking: NONE, enrollmentInfo count: 34, type: ESTIMATED, armsInterventionsModule interventions name: Box Breathing, interventions name: Breathing and Mindfulness Exercise, interventions name: Everyday life control, outcomesModule primaryOutcomes measure: Daily perceived stress, primaryOutcomes measure: Daily expectation of perceived stress level on the following day, secondaryOutcomes measure: Level of agreement between expected and actually perceived level of stress, secondaryOutcomes measure: Compliance with the study protocol: number of participant reported outcomes, secondaryOutcomes measure: Compliance with the study protocol: number of performed anti-stress interventions, secondaryOutcomes measure: Successful study completion, eligibilityModule sex: ALL, minimumAge: 18 Years, stdAges: ADULT, stdAges: OLDER_ADULT, contactsLocationsModule locations facility: Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, status: RECRUITING, city: Berlin, zip: 10117, country: Germany, contacts name: Valentin M Vetter, MD, role: CONTACT, phone: 0049 30 450 566 298, email: valentin.vetter@charite.de, geoPoint lat: 52.52437, lon: 13.41053, hasResults: False