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Iyengar Yoga for Chemotherapy-induced Fatigue in Breast Cancer Patients


N/A
18 Years
N/A
Not Enrolling
Female
Breast Neoplasms, Fatigue

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Trial Information

Iyengar Yoga for Chemotherapy-induced Fatigue in Breast Cancer Patients


Inclusion Criteria:



- non-metastatic invasive breast cancer

- currently receiving adjuvant chemotherapy

- moderate to severe chemotherapy-induced fatigue

- physical and cognitive capacity to participate in yoga or walking

Exclusion Criteria:

- diagnosed and pharmacologically treated psychiatric disorder except depressive
adaptation disorder as a reaction to cancer diagnosis

- ECOG status > 1

- prior malignancy with a disease-free survival < 10 years except curatively treated
basalioma of the skin and carcinoma in situ of the cervix

- prior ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) ot the breast

- pregnancy or breastfeeding

- regular practice of yoga or walking during the past 12 months

Type of Study:

Interventional

Study Design:

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment

Outcome Measure:

Fatigue

Outcome Description:

Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory

Outcome Time Frame:

Week 12

Safety Issue:

No

Principal Investigator

Holger Cramer, PhD

Investigator Role:

Principal Investigator

Investigator Affiliation:

University of Duisburg-Essen, Chair of Complementary and Integrative Medicine

Authority:

Germany: Ethics Commission

Study ID:

2012210

NCT ID:

NCT01686737

Start Date:

November 2012

Completion Date:

July 2014

Related Keywords:

  • Breast Neoplasms
  • Fatigue
  • Breast Neoplasms
  • Neoplasms
  • Fatigue

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