Ayurvedic Versus Conventional Counseling in Mothers With Burnout-Syndrome

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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Aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of Ayurvedic diet and lifestyle counseling compared to conventional standard diet and lifestyle counseling in outpatient mothers with burnout-syndrome.

Detailed Description
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Ayurveda is a traditional Indian medicine: as a whole medical system it consists of diagnostic procedures and complex treatments. Ayurveda-treatment is based on Ayurvedic diagnosis and has a special focus on lifestyle and nutritional counseling, based on the individual constitution of the patient. Ayurvedic counseling can easily be followed by the patients in their day-to-day life and is an inexpensive way of self-care. In Ayurveda it is often used for the treatment of burnout-syndrome. However, no systematic data is available on its effectiveness in comparison to conventional standard diet and lifestyle counseling. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of Ayurvedic diet and lifestyle counseling compared to conventional standard diet and lifestyle counseling in outpatient mothers with burnout-syndrome.

Official Title
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Diet and Lifestyle Modification in Mothers With Burnout-Syndrome: Ayurvedic Versus Conventional Standard Counseling - A Randomized Controlled Clinical Pilot Study

Conditions
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Burnout-Syndrome

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Diet and Lifestyle Counseling


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: signed informed consent age between 18 and 50 mother of ≥ 1 child ≤ 12 years of age job, education or studies ≥ 20 hours per week subjective feeling of physical and mental exhaustion since ≥ 3 month ≥ 18 points in the MBI Subscale emotional exhaustion at screening Exclusion Criteria: change of psychotropic drug medication ≤ 6 weeks before inclusion pregnancy or breastfeeding pre-diagnosed major depression serious chronic co-morbidity (e.g. CHF NYHA IV) serious acute somatic health conditions intake of opiods simultaneous participation in other trials praticipation in other trials during ≤ 6 month before inclusion

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 50 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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Female

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Ayurveda<br>Ayurveda Diet and Lifestyle Counseling | Behavioral: Diet and Lifestyle Counseling<br>* Diet and Lifestyle Counseling<br>|
| Active Comparator: Conventional<br>Standard Conventional Diet and Lifestyle Counseling | Behavioral: Diet and Lifestyle Counseling<br>* Diet and Lifestyle Counseling<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Maslach-Burnout-Inventory (MBI) |  | 3 month | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Maslach-Burnout-Inventory (MBI) |  | 6 month | 
| Cohen Perceived Stress Scale (CPSS) |  | 3 and 6 month | 
| Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS-D) |  | 3 and 6 month | 
| SF-36 |  | 3 and 6 month | 
| Aspects of Spirituality (ASP) |  | 3 and 6 month | 
| Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) |  | 3 and 6 month | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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CAM, Burnout-Syndrome, Ayurveda, Ayurvedic, Traditional Indian Medicine, Whole Medical System, Diet and Lifestyle Counseling