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CTRI Number  CTRI/2025/02/080552 [Registered on: 13/02/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 10/02/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Behavioral 
Study Design  Randomized, Crossover Trial 
Public Title of Study   A randomized clinical trial to study the effect of a Karma yoga focused self-guided program among telephone counsellors with compassion fatigue and to enhance wellbeing 
Scientific Title of Study   Efectiveness of a Karma Yoga focused self-guided program for reducing Compassion Fatigue and enhancing Well-being of telephone counsellors 
Trial Acronym  NIL 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Kiran Kumar CTL 
Designation  Phd Scholar, Clinical Psychologist 
Affiliation  National Institute of Mental Health and Neuroscience NIMHANS 
Address  Department of Clinical Psychology, M V Govindaswamy Building National Institute of Mental Health and Neuroscience (NIMHANS), Institute of National Importance Bengaluru

Bangalore
KARNATAKA
560030
India 
Phone  9620953742  
Fax    
Email  kiranctlphd@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query  
Name  DrJyotsna Agrawal 
Designation  Additional Professor 
Affiliation  National Institute of Mental Health and Neuroscience NIMHANS 
Address  Department of Clinical Psychology, M V Govindaswamy Building National Institute of Mental Health and Neuroscience (NIMHANS), Institute of National Importance Bengaluru

Bangalore
KARNATAKA
560030
India 
Phone  08026995180  
Fax    
Email  jyotsna.e02049@nimhans.net   
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query  
Name  Kiran Kumar CTL 
Designation  Phd Scholar, Clinical Psychologist 
Affiliation  National Institute of Mental Health and Neuroscience NIMHANS 
Address  Department of Clinical Psychology, M V Govindaswamy Building National Institute of Mental Health and Neuroscience (NIMHANS), Institute of National Importance Bengaluru

Bangalore
KARNATAKA
56030
India 
Phone  9620953742  
Fax    
Email  kiranctlphd@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Kiran Kumar CTL, Department of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India 560030 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Kiran Kumar CTL 
Address  Department of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, 560030 
Type of Sponsor  Other [Self] 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Kiran Kumar CTL   Online consultation in Bangalore   3rd floor, Department of clinical, Psychology, NIMHANS, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, 560030
Bangalore
KARNATAKA 		 9620953742

kiranctlphd@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS) Institutional Ethics Committee  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Healthy Human Volunteers  • No self-report of any Psychiatric illness, for which help/ therapy is sought currently (minimum once every month) 
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Karma Yoga based Self Guided Intervention  Adapt a Karma Yoga program, based on earlier developed interventions at Nimhans (Sahota, 2020; Aswathy, 2021). Broadly include sub-modules on Self-discovery (svabhava, swadharma), interpersonal harmony (brahmavihara, lokasamgraha), experiences and letting go (Samata, tapas). It will have a mix of audio-based meditation techniques, worksheets, stories, quotes, and introspection questions. The interventions will be made available in English, Hindi, and Kannada languages. Participants will be provided with a Karma Yoga-based self-guided program, fortnightly online video sessions will be conducted to clarify the doubts, also through asynchronous mode, weekly email reminders will be sent to the participants to complete the intervention modules. Intervention for 6 weeks and follow up after one month of intervention 
Comparator Agent  Online Psychoeducation  Psychoeducation materials on compassion fatigue and burnout which includes treatment as usual. Duration of 6 weeks of psychoeducation and later to provide intervention for 6 weeks, and follow up after 1 month.  
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  50.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Age above 18 years.
All genders
Actively working as a full-time telephone counsellor, for at least 3 months.
Having adequate training (MSc, MA, or MSW) in telephone counselling
Should know how to read and write to answer tools in the English language
 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  No self-report of any Psychiatric illness, for which help/ therapy is sought currently (minimum once every month) 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   Centralized 
Blinding/Masking   Participant Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Compassion Fatigue-Professional Quality of Life   day one of first week and last day of seventh week 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Distress- Kessler Psychological Distress Scale
Wellbeing- The Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale 		 day one of first week and last day of seventh week 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="140"
Sample Size from India="140" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   30/04/2025 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="5"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
Publication Details   N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary   Topic- Effectiveness of a Karma Yoga-focused self-guided program for reducing Compassion Fatigue and enhancing Well-being of telephone counsellors

Primary Investigator- Kiran Kumar CTL

Aim- To assess the effectiveness of a Karma yoga-focused Self-guided program on reducing compassion fatigue and increasing the well-being of telephone counsellors

Objective:

To assess the level of compassion fatigue and distress among telephone counsellors in both groups

To understand the relationship between compassion fatigue, distress, and well-being of telephone counsellors in both groups

To compare levels of compassion fatigue after the karma yoga-focused self-guided program between groups
Procedure- 140 Healthy telephone counsellors will be recruited, individuals who fulfill the inclusion criteria only are selected, and then randomly divided into two groups, the first group of telephone counselors will receive karma yoga-based self-guided intervention, and the second group will receive Psychoeducation materials. Pre and post, data will be taken for comparing both the groups, the intervention will be for 6 weeks and after one month follow-up will be done. 
 
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