Sudarshan Kriya Yoga for Canadian Veterans With Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: A Nation-wide Effectiveness and Implementation Evaluation

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Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

We plan to study the reach, effectiveness, adoption, implementation, and maintenance of the virtually-delivered Sudarshan Kriya Yoga (v-SKY) intervention. We will study effectiveness by comparing the effects of v-SKY to a waitlist control in a randomized controlled trial (RCT) with Canadian military and RCMP veterans with PTSD. Effects of the intervention on PTSD symptom severity, depression, pain, anxiety, and quality of life will be evaluated. We will evaluate the reach, adoption, implementation, and maintenance of the v-SKY intervention amongst veterans, SKY instructors, health professionals, and administrators by interviewing RCT participants, instructors, health professionals, and administrators that work with veterans. Evaluating implementation of a virtual intervention is relevant in both pandemic and post-pandemic contexts where virtual interventions may continue to be more available and possibly preferred by patients and clients.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• Aged 18 years or older.

• CAF or RCMP veteran.

• Meet criteria for current PTSD as determined by a score of \>38 on the PTSD Checklist-5 (PCL-5).

Locations
Other Locations
Canada
Sinai Health
RECRUITING
Toronto
Contact Information
Primary
Jessica Hajj
jessica.hajj@sinaihealth.ca
647-804-6121
Time Frame
Start Date: 2022-04-25
Completion Date: 2024-07-01
Participants
Target number of participants: 200
Treatments
Experimental: Active intervention (ACT) group
8-12 participants will meet for 3-hour sessions for the first 5 days of the intervention. This is followed by five weeks of 1-hour sessions twice per week. In total, the intervention will be 15 sessions that run for a total of 25 hours over 6-weeks. Experienced and licensed SKY instructors from the International Association for Human Values (IAHV) and Art of Living Foundation (AOLF) will provide the intervention through video calls. Instructors will guide participants through the v-SKY intervention through visual demonstrations and verbal guidance. All sessions will be delivered virtually using Zoom. Sessions will not be recorded.
No_intervention: Waitlist control (WLC) group
8-12 participants will not receive the intervention for 6-weeks. The 6-weeks will line up with the v-SKY intervention that the ACT group receives. After the waitlist period, the WLC group will receive the same v-SKY intervention as the ACT group. According to our earlier estimates, a high number of veterans with PTSD may not be actively receiving treatment for their illness. For these reasons, a waitlist control design may better reflect the current treatment environment for veterans with PTSD.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Collaborators: Quebec City Operational Stress Injury Clinic, Atlas Institute for Veterans and Families, St. Joseph's Health Care London, Nova Scotia Health Authority
Leads: Mount Sinai Hospital, Canada

This content was sourced from clinicaltrials.gov