Evaluating the Efficacy of Personalised Yoga in Reducing Constipation and Improving Quality of Life in Cancer Patients Receiving Palliative Care: A Randomized Controlled Trial - NIL

Advanced Centre for Treatment Research and Education in Cancer0 个研究点目标入组 100 人开始时间: 2026年7月27日最近更新: 2026年8月3日

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•Adults more than equal to 18 years
•Histologically confirmed diagnosis of cancer and receiving palliative care for it
•Patients diagnosed with constipation, as defined in the Study Population section, with
•symptoms present for at least 2 weeks prior to screening.
•Estimated life expectancy more than equal to 6 months as estimated by their treating oncologist
•Performance Status or ECOG less than equal to 2
•Medically fit to participate in low-intensity physical activity, as determined by the
•treating physician.
•Ability to demonstrate the Yoga Intervention appropriately which would be assessed
•by the Yoga Instructor.
•Able and willing to provide written informed consent
•Willing to comply with the yoga intervention and study assessments

•Evidence of mechanical bowel obstruction or complete bowel obstruction.
•Active symptomatic or bleeding hemorrhoids within the past 4 weeks, or current
•hemorrhoids likely to worsen with yoga postures or abdominal strain.
•History or current diagnosis of herniated disc or spinal cord disease.
•Cognitive impairment or active psychiatric illness that would interfere with providing
•informed consent or adhering to the study protocol.
•Recent abdominal surgery (within the past 3 months).
•Known severe cardiorespiratory or musculoskeletal limitations contraindicating yoga
•(e.g., NYHA III IV heart failure, unstable angina, advanced COPD [GOLD stage III IV],
•severe arthritis causing functional limitation, or recent fractures)
•Participation in yoga classes or similar mind body therapy within the last 3 months.
•Uncontrolled infection or unstable clinical status as determined by the treating

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