Yoga for Breast Cancer
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Women With Stage I or II Breast Cancer Undergoing Active Radiation Therapy
- Interventions
- Other: Yoga
- 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
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
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Yoga Yoga -
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Number of Adverse Events One Year
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania
🇺🇸Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States