NCT04775290

Yoga on QOL Physiological Distress&Fatigue, on Patients Affected by Breast Cancer in Adjuvant Radiotherapy

Monocentric, Randomized Clinical Trial About the Effect of Yoga Practice on QOL, Physiological Distress and Fatigue, on Patients Affected by Breast Cancer Undergoing Adjuvant Radiotherapy

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 120 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori Dino Amadori IRST S.r.l. IRCCS · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The study aims to investigate, through serial measurements of some biomarkers, the potential mechanisms through which yoga impacts on QOL and fatigue.

Detailed description

The study aims to assess QoL, fatigue and physiological distress (cortisol and proinflammatory markers) with blood sampling on day 1,15 and last of radiotherapy, at 1-3-6 months after the end of radiotherapy. Patients with breast cancer who will undergo radiotherapy will be randomly assigned to the yoga group (YG) or the control group (CG). Patients in the YG will participate in 2 weekly yoga classes during the 5 weeks of radiation therapy. The classes will be coordinated with the treatment program and will be held in the vicinity of the radiation therapy center.

Conditions

• Female Breast Cancer
• Fatigue
• Quality of Life
• Physiological Stress
• Radiotherapy; Complications

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Yoga lessons	2 weekly yoga classes during the 5 weeks of radiotherapy

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-08-02
• Primary completion: 2020-02-01
• Completion: 2022-04-04
• First posted: 2021-03-01
• Last updated: 2021-03-01

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Italy