A RANDOMIZED CONTROL TRIAL OF THE INFLUENCE OF THE YOGA PRANA VIDYA (YPV) ONLINE HEALING TECHNIQUE ON THE WELL-BEING OF IT PROFESSIONALS

Introduction: Yoga Prana Vidya System (YPV System) is a successful energy healing modality that has been proven as a complementary and alternative medicine for many diseases. The YPV group energy healing technique is one online protocol that helps improve well-being, and the objective of the present study is to conduct a Randomised Control Trial (RCT) to scientifically validate its effectiveness in improving the well-being of a group of IT professionals. Trial design: This study was designed using SPIRIT guidelines as an RCT Parallel-continuous outcome-superiority type. Methods: A medium-sized IT company collaborated and recruited participants from their staff. The intervention was a 22-minute online guided group healing session webcast at 10 pm daily at night for 9 consecutive weeks. The BBC well-being scale was used to measure and collect data on the well-being of each participant of both groups before and after the intervention. Statistical techniques were used to analyse data.Results: The intervention group sample of 38 showed a statistically significant increase in their level of well-being (increase of 7.9%). The control group did not show any significant change in their level of wellbeing (increase of 0.97%). Due to some personal challenges faced, the attendance in the intervention group was 35%. Conclusions: This study shows that the online 22-minute 10 pm webcast YPV Group Healing protocol is effective in improving the level of well-being of IT working professionals, and with good attendance, more impact can be felt.