Can 15-Minute yoga breaks save Burned-Out ER staff?
NCT ID NCT07166510
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether taking short, video-guided yoga or square breathing breaks can reduce burnout among emergency department workers. Seventy-five nurses, doctors, and other staff will be able to take these 15-minute breaks as often as they like for 12 months. The main goal is to see if burnout rates drop after 6 months.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- yoga and square breathing practices
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, low-cost way for hospitals to help caregivers manage stress and reduce burnout.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with 75 participants, and the intervention is self-directed, so adherence may vary. Results may not apply to all healthcare settings.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 75 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Subjects aged 18 or over * Subjects who have been working for at least one year in the emergency department/emergency medical service/mobile emergency and resuscitation service of the selected centers as a nursing assistant, paramedic, medical dispatch assistant, registered nurse, or doctor * Subjects who are affiliated with or beneficiaries of a social security system * Consent signed by the participant regarding their participation in the study Exclusion Criteria: * Physical or psychological contraindications to practicing yoga or mindfulness meditation. * Subjects who reported having been on sick leave for at least three months due to burnout prior to inclusion in the study * Subjects who reported currently being monitored and/or treated by a healthcare professional for burnout * Subjects who reported practicing yoga or meditation regularly (more than one day per week over the last three months) * Scheduled absence of at least 3 months (e.g., maternity leave, availability, etc.) * Subjects who did not wish to participate in the study. * People benefiting from enhanced protection, namely minors, people deprived of their liberty by a judicial or administrative decision, people staying in a health or social care facility, and adults under legal protection.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Bordeaux University Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBordeaux, France
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Poitiers University Hospital
RECRUITINGPoitiers, France
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