Effects of yoga on anxiety, stress, sleep quality, and fatigue in women with first diagnosis of breast cancer - a randomized controlled trial

Not Applicable

Recruiting

Conditions: C50
Malignant neoplasm of breast

Registration Number: DRKS00031593

Lead Sponsor: Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften Coburg

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Recruiting

Sex: Female

Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

Women with first diagnosis of breast cancer; no more than five years since diagnosis; self-reported presence of anxiety, sleep disturbances, and/or fatigue; sufficiently good general health to participate in the intervention (assessed by the treating physician); sufficient knowledge of German language to answer the questionnaires and follow the lessons; written informed consent for study participation and data collection.

Exclusion Criteria

Diagnosis more than five years ago; regular yoga/meditation practice or relaxation exercises at least twice per month; metastatic breast cancer.

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Group difference in change in anxiety (anxiety subscale of the DASS (depression anxiety stress scales) questionnaire) from baseline to post-intervention

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Group differences in changes in depression (DASS-depression subscale), stress (DASS-stress subscale, PSS-10), sleep quality (PSQI), fatigue (FACIT-F), quality of life (FACT-G), and self-efficacy (CBI) from baseline to 8 weeks. All parameters are re-evaluated after 16 weeks (post-intervention measurement for wait-list control group, follow-up measurement for intervention group). In addition, treatment expectations are assessed at baseline (TEX-Q).