Yoga for Breast Cancer

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Women With Stage I or II Breast Cancer Undergoing Active Radiation Therapy

• Registration Number: NCT01985945
• Lead Sponsor: Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to examine the use of Eischens yoga for 8 weeks in one cohort of 20 women with stage I and II breast cancer receiving radiation therapy treatment, while a second cohort of the same type of and number of patients who, instead of yoga will receive standard supportive therapy, Questionnaire measuring cancer-related quality of life (FACT-G instrument) and fatigue (Brief Fatique Inventory) will be given to patients at several points.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2013-03
• Study First Submitted: 2013-11-11
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-11-11
• Study First Posted: 2013-11-18
• Primary Completion: 2015-07
• Study Completion: 2015-12-31
• Status Verified: 2020-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-03-10
• Last Update Posted: 2020-03-11

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 70

Inclusion Criteria

• Stage I and II breast cancer patients undergoing active radiation therapy
• Above the age of 18
• Must sign informed consent form
• Must speak English
• Only women are eligible

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients with medical restrictions that may interfere with yoga participation per their physicians' decision
• Those who have smoked in the last 6 months because smoking can interfere with the breathing and relaxation techniques of yoga.
• Those who have regularly taken yoga in the last 6 months, because they would not come to the intervention with the same baseline as other participants.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Number of Adverse Events	One Year

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania; 🇺🇸 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States