Effects of Yoga on Menopausal Symptoms in Women With Breast Cancer

N/ACompletedNCT01908270

Universität Duisburg-Essen40 enrolled

Overview

Women with breast cancer and breast cancer survivors are often bothered by menopausal symptoms to a special degree. Treatment options for those symptoms are currently limited as hormone replacement therapy is often prohibited. Yoga has been shown to reduce menopausal symptoms as well as symptoms associated with breast cancer. Therefore, this study aims to investigate whether a 12-week yoga intervention can reduce menopausal symptoms in women with breast cancer and breast cancer survivors.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Menopause Breast Cancer

Interventions

YogaBEHAVIORAL

Usual careOTHER

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 30 YearsMax age: 65 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Breast cancer (Stage I-III) * After completion of surgical therapy * After completion of adjuvant radiotherapy and chemotherapy * Score of 5 or greater on the Menopausal Rating Scale * Physical and cognitive capacity to participate in the yoga intervention * Willingness to participate in 10 or more of the 12 yoga interventions * signed informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Regular yoga practice in the past 12 months * Planned surgery in the study period * Diagnosed and medically treated psychosis * Hormone replacement therapy

Locations (1)

Department of Internal and Integrative Medicine, Kliniken Essen-Mitte, Faculty of Medicine, University of Duisburg-Essen

Essen, Germany

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Menopausal symptoms

Menopause Rating Scale

Time frame: Week 12

Secondary Outcomes

Health-related quality of life (disease-specific)

Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - Breast

Time frame: Week 12

Fatigue

Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy - Fatigue

Time frame: Week 12

Anxiety

Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale

Time frame: Week 12

Depression

Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale

Time frame: Week 12

Menopausal symptoms

Menopause Rating Scale

Time frame: Week 24

Health-related quality of life (disease-specific)

Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - Breast

Time frame: Week 24

Fatigue

Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy - Fatigue

Time frame: Week 24

Anxiety

Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale

Time frame: Week 24

Depression

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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