Breathing Techniques and Meditation for Health Care Workers During COVID-19 Pandemic

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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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.

Detailed Description
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PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: I. To demonstrate the feasibility of a short pranayama or breathing techniques and meditation during Covid-19 pandemic. SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. To determine the adherence to the practice assessed as at least 50% of participants implement the intervention for 3 or more times in a week by the end of week 1/day 7 (+ 3 days). II. To determine the change in resilience, perceived stress and psychological impact from day 0 today 28 as measured by the Brief Resilient Coping Scale (BRCS), Perceived Stress Scale (PSS4), and COVID-19 Stress among health care workers questionnaire. III. To determine the changes in breath holding time measured weekly for 4 weeks. IV. To determine the differences in breath holding time between those who are adherent and those who are not adherent to the practice. OUTLINE: Patients view an instructional video on breathing techniques and meditation. Patients then perform breathing techniques over 3 minutes and meditation over 2 minutes twice daily (BID) for 28 days.

Official Title
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Breathing Techniques and Meditation for Health Care Workers During COVID-19

Conditions
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COVID-19 Infection

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Media Intervention
* Procedure: Meditation Therapy
* Other: Quality-of-Life Assessment
* Other: Questionnaire Administration
* Procedure: Yoga


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Participants must be able to read and understand English Must be employed at MD Anderson Cancer Center Exclusion Criteria: Epilepsy Brain tumor Brain aneurysm Pregnant or trying to get pregnant Brain bleeding in the past 1 year Recent abdominal surgery and not cleared to exercise

Ages Eligible for Study
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Maximum Age: 70 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Supportive Care (video, breathing techniques, meditation)<br>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. | Other: Media Intervention<br>* View instructional video<br>Procedure: Meditation Therapy<br>* Perform meditation<br>* Other names: Meditation;Other: Quality-of-Life Assessment<br>* Ancillary studies<br>* Other names: Quality of Life Assessment;Other: Questionnaire Administration<br>* Ancillary studies<br>Procedure: Yoga<br>* Perform breathing techniques<br>* Other names: Yoga Therapy;|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Number of Participants Recruited to the Study (Feasibility) | To demonstrate the feasibility of a short pranayama or breathing techniques and meditation during Covid-19 pandemic. Feasibility will be defined as recruitment of 50 participants to the study within 2 months. | Within 2 months | 
| Number of Participants Who Perceived the Intervention as Useful | Defined as more than 50% of participants perceive the intervention as useful. Meditation perception questions were asked such as usefulness, feeling at peace, hopeful, or relaxed, and responses were recorded as strongly agree, agree, neutral, disagree, and strongly disagree at weeks 1 and 4. | Week 1 and Week 4 | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Change in Resilience | Measured by the Brief Resilient Coping Scale among health care workers questionnaire. | 4 weeks | 
| Perceive Stress and Psychological Impact | Measured by the Perceived Stress Scale and COVID-19 Stress among health care workers questionnaire. | 4 weeks | 
| Breath Holding Time | Will determine the differences in breath holding time between those who are adherent and those who are not adherent to the practice. | 4 weeks | 
| Adherence to the Practice | Will determine the adherence to the practice assessed as at least 50% of participants implement the intervention for 3 or more times in a week by the end of week 1/day 7 (+ 3 days). | 4 weeks |