Yoga for Breast Cancer

N/ACompletedNCT01985945

Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine70 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to examine the use of Eischens yoga for 8 weeks in one cohort of 20 women with stage I and II breast cancer receiving radiation therapy treatment, while a second cohort of the same type of and number of patients who, instead of yoga will receive standard supportive therapy, Questionnaire measuring cancer-related quality of life (FACT-G instrument) and fatigue (Brief Fatique Inventory) will be given to patients at several points.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Women With Stage I or II Breast Cancer Undergoing Active Radiation Therapy

Interventions

YogaOTHER

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Stage I and II breast cancer patients undergoing active radiation therapy * Above the age of 18 * Must sign informed consent form * Must speak English * Only women are eligible Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with medical restrictions that may interfere with yoga participation per their physicians' decision * Those who have smoked in the last 6 months because smoking can interfere with the breathing and relaxation techniques of yoga. * Those who have regularly taken yoga in the last 6 months, because they would not come to the intervention with the same baseline as other participants.

Locations (1)

Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Number of Adverse Events

Time frame: One Year

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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