Breast cancer is the most frequent cancer in women and is associated with profound restrictions of health-related quality of life and psychosocial health. More than three-quarters of women with breast cancer suffer from fatigue during cancer treatment. While exercise interventions can improve fatigue in breast cancer patients, many patients request complementary treatment approaches. Therefore, this study investigates the effects of yoga in women with breast cancer compared to aerobic exercise and usual care. It is hypothesized that yoga is more effective than usual care and equally effective as aerobic exercise.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
* 12 weeks of Iyengar yoga * 2 weekly sessions of 60 minutes
* 12 weeks of walking * 2 weekly sessions of 60 minutes
Brustzentrum Köln-Hohenlind, St. Elisabeth-Krankenhaus Köln-Hohenlind
Cologne, Germany
Klinik für Senologie / Brustzentrum, Kliniken Essen-Mitte
Essen, Germany
Fatigue
Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory
Time frame: Week 12
Fatigue
Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory
Time frame: Week 36
Health-related quality of life
Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - Breast
Time frame: Week 12, week 36
Depression and anxiety
Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale
Time frame: Week 12, week 36
Sleep quality
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index
Time frame: Week 12, week 36
Perceived Stress
* Perceived Stress Scale * Impact of Event Scale
Time frame: Week 12, week 36
Salivary Cortisol
Cortisol awakening response
Time frame: Week 12, week 36
Safety
Adverse events
Time frame: Week 0-36
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