Hatha Yoga for Patients With Colorectal Cancer

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Colorectal Neoplasms
• Interventions: Behavioral: Hatha yoga

• Registration Number: NCT01669109
• Lead Sponsor: Universität Duisburg-Essen

Brief Summary

Hatha Yoga is a traditional practice that encompasses aerobic exercise, breathing techniques, and meditation. It is used in India since centuries to improve well-being and cope with diseases and is gaining more and more interest in Europe and the US. While studies have demonstrated benefits of Hatha Yoga for patients with breast cancer, no studies on patients with colorectal cancer are available yet. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of Hatha Yoga in patients with colorectal cancer.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2012-08-16
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-08-16
• Study First Posted: 2012-08-20
• Study Start: 2012-09
• Primary Completion: 2013-12
• Study Completion: 2013-12
• Status Verified: 2014-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2014-01-09
• Last Update Posted: 2014-01-10

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 54

Inclusion Criteria

• Colorectal cancer
• UICC stage I-III
• between 2 and 48 months post-surgery
• age at least 18 years
• physical and cognitive ability to follow the yoga intervention

Exclusion Criteria

• UICC stage IV
• further active oncological diseases
• diagnosed and pharmacologically treated psychiatric disorder except for cancer-related depression or adjustment disorder
• pregnancy or breastfeeding

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Hatha yoga	Hatha yoga	* 10 weeks of Hatha yoga, designed for patients with colorectal cancer, as a group intervention * 1 weekly class (90 minutes)

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Health-related quality of life	Week 10	Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - Colorectal Cancer (FACT-C)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Fatigue	Week 10, week 22	Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy - Fatigue (FACIT-F)
Safety	Week 0-22	Number and severity of adverse events
Spiritual well-being	Week 10, week 22	- Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy - Spirituality (FACIT-Sp)
Health-related quality of life	Week 22	- Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - Colorectal Cancer (FACT-C)
Anxiety, depression	Week 10, week 22	Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)
Sleep quality	Week 10, week 22	Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Department of Internal and Complementary Medicine, Immanuel Hospital Berlin; 🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany

Department for Internal and Integrative Medicine, Essen-Mitte Clinics; 🇩🇪 Essen, Germany