The effect of yoga on strength, range of motion and quality of life in women with secondary lymphoedema from breast cancer treatment. A randomised controlled pilot trial.

niversity of Tasmania0 个研究点目标入组 40 人开始时间: 2011年2月21日最近更新: 2020年1月13日

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•Women need to have completed all treatment for breast cancer at least 6 months previously;
•Women need to comprehend English in order to understand the written forms, and oral instructions;
•and have confirmed unilateral secondary lymphoedema related to surgery for breast cancer stage one, with volume being 10% greater than non-affected arm (dominant hand will be noted);

•Women will be excluded if they have primary lymphoedema, recurrent cancer, other symptoms including infection or cellulitis as all of these will affect the woman’s lymphoedema and her quality of life adversely;
•Women with severe psychological illness will be excluded as the yoga intervention needs to be specific to the person’s psychological illness in order to improve it;
•Women with dementia and language problems will be excluded as they may not be able to fully comprehend the yoga instruction;
•Pregnant women and women with pacemakers will be excluded as these conditions are contra-indicated for the use of bio-impedance spectroscopy – one of the measuring tools for this study (Czerniec et al 2010 p 55);
•Women will be excluded if they are having current lymphoedema treatment other than self-management, as this will affect their results;
•If women need lymphoedema treatment during the study they can continue in the study but measurements will not be analysed;
•Women currently doing yoga or another intervention such as attending a local Encore group, due to the potential for the other treatment to affect the results, will also be excluded.

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niversity of Tasmania