NCT00583739

Yoga to Reduce Cancer Fatigue

Effect of a Yoga Intervention on Fatigue, Distress, and Quality of Life in Breast Cancer Patients: A Randomized Pilot Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 66 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Iowa · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

A randomized trial from the British National Health Service found that supervised exercise benefits women with early stage breast cancer with improved functional and psychological benefit after a 12-week intervention and 6 months later. Considering the needs of breast cancer patients and survivors and the reported benefits of exercise and yoga intervention, the investigators propose a pilot study of an 8-week yoga intervention in breast cancer patients. This study would specifically address measures of fatigue and psychosocial distress in the population of breast cancer patients during treatment and within the year following treatment. Currently there is very limited literature on yoga intervention in this population.

Conditions

• Breast Neoplasm

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Yoga	Gentle Yoga for breast cancer survivors, 1 time weekly, for 8 weeks.

Timeline

• Start date: 2007-08-01
• Primary completion: 2008-10-01
• Completion: 2008-10-01
• First posted: 2007-12-31
• Last updated: 2008-12-04

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States