NCT02676531

Walking Meditation Exercise in Breast Cancer Patients

Effects of Walking Meditation on Vascular Function in Breast Cancer Patients Receiving Anthracyclines Chemotherapy

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (actual)
• Sponsor: Chulalongkorn University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 35 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study is to evaluate the effects of Walking Meditation on vascular function in breast cancer patients receiving Anthracyclines chemotherapy

Detailed description

Walking Meditation program will be based on aerobic walking exercise combined with Buddhist meditation. The subjects will perform walking while listening to the sound "Budd" and "Dha" and squeeze rubber balls according to the sound in order to practice mindfulness while walking. In phase 1 (week 1-6), Walking Meditation will be conducted at initial moderate intensity (41-50% heart rate reserve) 3 sets, 10 minutes per set and rest 3 minutes between set In phase 2 (week 7-12), the training intensity will be increased to ultimate moderate intensity (51-60% heart rate reserve) 3 sets, 15 minutes per set and rest 3 minutes between set. In both phases of the training, the frequency of Walking Meditation training is three times a week.

Conditions

• Breast Cancer

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Exercise	Walking meditation exercise program

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-11-01
• Primary completion: 2017-11-01
• Completion: 2017-12-01
• First posted: 2016-02-08
• Last updated: 2018-04-10

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Thailand