Effect of medical qigong technique on cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy
Phase 1
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2019/11/022058
- Lead Sponsor
- Priyanka Sagaonkar
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
All Ambulatory, hospitalized Head and Neck Cancer patients with a confirmed diagnosis of malignancy by the oncologist, scheduled to receive 5-6 weeks of intensive modulated radiation therapy, able to follow commands and willing to participate
Exclusion Criteria
Patients reporting any previous regular Qigong or tai-chi practice within past one year, any patient diagnosed with major psychiatric disorders, medical contraindications for exercises.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Serum Cortisol LevelTimepoint: at baseline and post 4 weeks of intervention
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Brief Fatigue Inventory <br/ ><br>6 Minute Walk Distance <br/ ><br>FACT-HN Quality of life scaleTimepoint: at baseline and post 4 weeks of intervention