Yoga for Health-related Quality of Life in Adult Cancer: A Randomized Controlled Feasibility Trial
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 15
- 主要终点
- Feasibility of Patient Recruitment to Yoga Intervention
研究概览
简要总结
A feasibility study to determine the appropriateness of yoga intervention to improve health-related quality of life in adult cancer patients.
详细描述
A prospective, mixed methods feasibility trial allocated participants to receive one of three yoga interventions over a four-week study period. Data collection was completed through online survey of QOL-CA/CS and customized surveys.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Supportive Care
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 19 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Male and female adult cancer patients 19 years of age or older
- •Patients receiving or planning to receive conventional treatment that includes at least one of chemotherapy, radiotherapy, hormone therapy or active surveillance within 28 days
- •Patients in any stage of cancer diagnoses of all tumour types and locations
- •Participants with internet access and willingness to participate in online communication
- •Participants with access to transportation and personal willingness to attend meetings in central Vancouver, Canada.
- •Participants fluent in the English language
排除标准
- •Patients with any physical limitation, risk of personal injury or under proscription of light to moderate physical activity
- •Patients with pre or post surgical interventions were excluded due to potential physical limitations or safety concerns with wound healing
- •Regular or experienced practitioners of yoga were excluded and defined as those patients reporting current or historical use of regular yoga (>2 session per month in past 12 months)
- •Patients undergoing medical treatment for serious psychological disturbances that might have interfered with adherence to protocol and/or ability to provide informed consent were excluded (e.g. multiple personality disorders, severe depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder)
研究组 & 干预措施
Yoga Group A: Minimum Exposure
The minimum-exposure yoga package, this intervention included 45-minutes of contact time with a trained yoga professional. In Week 1, this session included a 30-minute introductory session focussing on pranayama (breathing techniques), as well as a brief introduction to available community-based and online yoga to encourage a safe home-based practice (15-minutes). Financial subsidy, compensation or special promotion of any particular yoga was not provided. Participants were invited to stay for a social discussion following the yoga class.
干预措施: Yoga (Other)
Yoga Group B: Medium Exposure
The medium-exposure yoga package, this intervention included the components of Group A, with an additional 30-minute orientation and safety training of how to practice yoga dhyana (meditation techniques) and asana (physical postures) in Week 1. Participants were then invited to stay and ask questions following the yoga class. A pre-paid online yoga membership to http://www.myyogaonline.com was offered for the duration of the study (Weeks 1 to 4). In addition to this, one 120-minute workshop to further develop yoga pranayama, dhyana and asana training was administered by an expert instructor during Week 2 or 3.
干预措施: Yoga (Other)
Yoga Group C: Maximum Exposure
The maximum-dose yoga package, this intervention includes the components of Group A, with the same 30-minute orientation and safety training of how to practice yoga dhyana (meditation techniques) and asana (physical postures) in Week 1. Participants were invited to stay and ask questions following the yoga class. As in Group B, a pre-paid online yoga membership to http://www.myyogaonline.com was also provided for the duration of the study (Weeks 1 to 4). Participants were then invited to attend three 60-minute yoga group classes led by an expert yoga instructor per week (Weeks 1 to 4). These yoga sessions were held in a clinical setting in proximity to their treatment location and delivered at no cost to the patient.
干预措施: Yoga (Other)
结局指标
主要结局
Feasibility of Patient Recruitment to Yoga Intervention
时间窗: 10 weeks
Number of participants eligible for randomization to yoga intervention during cancer treatment
次要结局
- Patient Adherence to Yoga Intervention(6 weeks)
- Patient Adherence Rate to Yoga Intervention(6 weeks)