Hatha Yoga in Improving Physical Activity, Inflammation, Fatigue, and Distress in Breast Cancer Survivors

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Conditions studied: Breast Cancer, Depression, Fatigue, Pain

In brief

RATIONALE: Yoga may improve inflammation, fatigue, and depression in female breast cancer survivors. PURPOSE: This randomized clinical trial is studying how well Hatha yoga works in improving physical activity, inflammation, fatigue, and distress in female breast cancer survivors.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00486525

Run by

Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center

People needed

200

Starts

2007-08-01

Expected to finish

2013-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-05-05

Who can join

Age: 21 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Hemoglobin ≥ 10 g/dL (patients with a hemoglobin of < 10 g/dL may be retested in 6 weeks after treatment of anemia and allowed to participate in study if blood counts recovered)
• Physically able to fully participate in yoga intervention

You may not qualify if…

• Inability to comfortably get up and down from the floor 2-3 times in a session
• Breathing problems requiring use of oxygen
• Problems walking without a cane or walker assistance
• Prior knee or hip replacement with limited movement in the joint
• Inability to comfortably lie on the stomach
• Alcohol, or drug abuse
• Diagnosis of any of the following conditions:
• Diabetes
• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
• Uncontrolled hypertension
• Evidence of liver or kidney failure
• Symptomatic ischemic heart disease
• Significant visual or auditory problems
• Mental disorder or cognitive impairment
• Notable serious cardiovascular history (e.g., prior life-threatening abnormal heart rhythms)
• Other medical conditions involving the immune system such as autoimmune and/or inflammatory diseases including rheumatoid arthritis and ulcerative colitis
• History of breast or any other cancer, except basal or squamous cell skin cancer
• PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
• See Disease Characteristics
• No regular use of medications with major immunological consequences (e.g., steroids)

Where it is running

• Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute at Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center — Columbus, Ohio, United States

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