NCT00486525

Hatha Yoga in Improving Physical Activity, Inflammation, Fatigue, and Distress in Breast Cancer Survivors

Breast Cancer Survivors: Physical Activity, Inflammation, Fatigue, and Distress

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 200 (actual)
• Sponsor: Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 21 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

RATIONALE: Yoga may improve inflammation, fatigue, and depression in female breast cancer survivors. PURPOSE: This randomized clinical trial is studying how well Hatha yoga works in improving physical activity, inflammation, fatigue, and distress in female breast cancer survivors.

Detailed description

OBJECTIVES: Primary * To determine if the yoga intervention will decrease inflammation, fatigue, and depressive symptoms relative to the waiting-list controls in women who are stage 0-IIIa breast cancer survivors. OUTLINE: Patients are stratified according to stage of cancer (stage 0 vs stage I vs stage II and stage IIIA) and prior radiation therapy (yes vs no). Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 intervention arms. * Arm I (waiting-list control): Patients are encouraged to perform usual activities, but asked to refrain from any yoga practice or other related activities. After a six-month observation period, patients undergo yoga intervention as described in arm II . * Arm II (yoga intervention): Patients participate in a Hatha yoga intervention session comprising body postures and breath control techniques for 1.5 hours twice a week for 12 weeks. Patients are encouraged to practice Hatha yoga at home. Patients complete daily diaries on home Hatha yoga practices and submit them at each session.

Conditions

• Breast Cancer
• Depression
• Fatigue
• Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Yoga Therapy	Patients will undergo yoga therapy

Timeline

• Start date: 2007-08-01
• Primary completion: 2012-11-01
• Completion: 2013-03-01
• First posted: 2007-06-14
• Last updated: 2014-05-05
• Results posted: 2014-04-10

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States