NCT05820373

The Effect of Yoga Therapy on Post-operative Side-effects Among Women With Breast Cancer

The Effect of Yoga Therapy on Post-operative Side-effects Among Women With Breast Cancer: a Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 444 (actual)
• Sponsor: The University of Hong Kong · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The present study evaluates the effect of yoga therapy on scarring contractures and shoulder joint motion and range in women diagnosed with breast cancer. A single-blinded prospective, randomized controlled trial will be used.

Detailed description

To conduct a study to evaluate the effect of yoga therapy on scarring contractures and shoulder joint motion and range in women diagnosed with breast cancer using a single-blinded prospective, randomized controlled trial. The aims are to test: 1. To evaluate the impact of yoga therapy on scarring contractures and range of motion in shoulder joints among women recovering from surgical treatment of breast cancer. 2. To evaluate the impact of yoga therapy on health-related quality of life and symptom distress. Primary Hypotheses 1. Intervention and control groups mean scores on measures of shoulder movement range will show no differences at baseline or significant changes at the immediate post-intervention, 3rd, 6th, and 12th month post-intervention. 2. Mean scores of quality of life and symptom distress between intervention and control groups at the immediate post-intervention, 3rd, 6th, and 12th month post-intervention will show no differences relative to baseline.

Conditions

• Breast Cancer
• Yoga Therapy
• Shoulder Joint Motion
• Scar Contracture

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Yoga therapy	Women being allocated to the intervention group will attend a 12-week, bi-weekly, specially designed yoga therapy course. In each yoga class, participants will be taught to perform a standardized yoga sequence including postures and breathing exercise. Each class lasts 60 minutes. A DVD demonstrating the yoga sequence will be given to each participant to prompt daily home practice.
BEHAVIORAL	Active control group	Women being allocated to the active control group will attend a 12-week, weekly, relaxation course. In each relaxation class, participants will be taught to learn mediation and guided relaxation, called Shavasana. Participants will be asked to lie on their back, with legs apart and their eyes closed. During the practice, participants learn how to relax the body and breath normally. Each session lasts 60 minutes.
BEHAVIORAL	Passive control group	The passtive control intervention will be the standard post-operative exercises which are currently introduced to women following surgery, for all women allocated to the control group. A DVD demonstrating the post-operative exercise will be given to participants to practice at home daily.

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-05-14
• Primary completion: 2018-11-29
• Completion: 2018-11-29
• First posted: 2023-04-19
• Last updated: 2023-04-19