NCT05327543

Effects of Online Yoga on the Quality of Life of Breast Cancer Patients

Effects of Two Different Online Yoga Interventions on the Quality of Life of Breast Cancer Patients Compared With Waiting List - a Three-arm Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 138 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Charite University, Berlin, Germany · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study investigates the effects of two different online yoga interventions on the health-related quality of life in breast cancer patients. Qualitative and quantitative data will be collected.

Detailed description

In this randomized controlled trial breast cancer patients will be randomized into three treatment arms: * Intervention group 1 will receive an Iyengar yoga intervention online in a group setting, based on the internationally renowned yoga school of B.K.S. Iyengar, which in the context of this study mainly includes physical and relaxation exercises. * Intervention group 2 will receive a meditative yoga intervention online including physical and meditation exercises and also ideologically neutral explanations of the ethical aspects of yoga. * Group 3 consists of a waiting list control group, combined with the offer to participate in a yoga intervention after 4 months.

Conditions

• Breast Neoplasms
• Cancer

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Iyengar Yoga	Iyengar Yoga focuses on the correct alignment of the body while practicing the physical exercises of yoga. Props are used to support the body in finding the right alignment. Relaxation is also part of this intervention. Participiants receive 1x90 min guided yoga class per week for 8 weeks and are encouraged to continue their practice at home daily for at least 30 minutes.
BEHAVIORAL	Meditative Yoga	Meditative Yoga in the context of this study means practicing the physical exercises of yoga as well as meditation. Additionally, each week one of the yamas/niyamas, which are ethical principles to live by in the Yoga philosophy, will be presented at the beginning of each class and will form the theme of the class. Participants receive 1x90 min guided yoga class per week for 8 weeks and are encouraged to continue their practice at home daily for at least 30 minutes.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-05-09
• Primary completion: 2026-07-01
• Completion: 2026-12-01
• First posted: 2022-04-14
• Last updated: 2025-02-18

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Germany