Effects on Physical Fitness, Immunity, and Quality of Life of Yoga Training in Breast Cancer Survivors.

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Breast Cancer
• Interventions: Other: yoga

• Registration Number: NCT01743573
• Lead Sponsor: National Taiwan University Hospital

Brief Summary

This study wants to prove that Yoga Training can improve physical Fitness, immunity, and quality of Life of in Breast Cancer Survivors. In summary, our findings show potential benefits of yoga for people with cancer in improvements of psychological health. Because of the small number of studies having been conducted and the methodological limitations, the results should be regarded as preliminary and treated with caution. Our preliminary findings also provide practitioners with important information that yoga may be a possible adjunctive therapy for cancer patients to help manage psychological distress and to improve quality of life.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2009-03
• Primary Completion: 2011-03
• Study First Submitted: 2012-11-20
• Status Verified: 2012-12
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-12-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2012-12-05
• Study First Posted: 2012-12-06
• Last Update Posted: 2012-12-06

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 80

Inclusion Criteria

• breast cancer with stage1 or stage2, Sedentary life style, no orthopaedic disease and medical disease

Exclusion criteria

• recurrent or metastasis, medical or current psychiatric illness which would make compliance with the study protocol difficult or dangerous, medications which would alter training response

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Exclusion Criteria

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
yoga training	yoga	Yoga training

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
change from baseline immunological factors, cardiorespiratory and muscle fitness, questionnaire for physical activity, fatigue and quality of life at 13th weeks	13th week

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
change from baseline immunological factors, cardiorespiratory and muscle fitness, questionnaire for physical activity, fatigue and quality of life at 25th weeks	25th week

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

National Taiwan University Hospital; 🇨🇳 Taipei, Taiwan