A Yoga and Wellness Program for Breast Cancer Survivors With Persistent Fatigue

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Conditions studied: Breast Cancer, Fatigue

In brief

This randomized controlled trial will compare the effectiveness of an Iyengar Yoga intervention to a Wellness Seminar health education lecture series, for improvements in energy, mood and biological functioning in breast cancer survivors with persistent, post-treatment fatigue. It is anticipated that the Iyengar Yoga intervention will be feasible and acceptable to breast cancer survivors with minimal side effects and that the Yoga intervention will be effective in improving fatigue and physical performance.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00727662

Run by

National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

People needed

72

Starts

2008-06-01

Expected to finish

2010-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-04-14

Who can join

Age: 40 and older, up to 65. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Diagnosed with early, resectable breast cancer (Stage I or II)
• Completed treatment with surgery, radiation, and/or chemotherapy between 6 months and 5 years previously
• No other cancer in last 5 years, including breast cancer recurrence
• Postmenopausal women
• Age 40 - 65
• Reporting persistent cancer-related fatigue

You may not qualify if…

• Evidence that fatigue is directly related to a medical or psychiatric disorder (e.g., untreated hypothyroidism, diabetes, anemia (defined as hematocrit < 24), chronic fatigue syndrome, current major depression, insomnia, sleep apnea, restless leg syndrome)
• Evidence that fatigue is related to other non-cancer related factors (e.g., shift work, recent change in activity or schedule)
• Physical problems or conditions that could make yoga unsafe (e.g., serious neck injuries, unstable joints; also severe cachexia, dizziness, bone pain, severe nausea, etc)
• Regular use of medications and/or behavioral therapies that would confound evaluation of IY, including regular participation in yoga classes
• Presence of medical conditions that involve the immune system and would confound immune evaluation (e.g., autoimmune disorder, inflammatory disease)
• Use of medications that might confound immune evaluation (e.g., regular use of corticosteroids, narcotics, opiates)
• Unable to commit to intervention schedule
• Body mass index greater than 30 kg/m2
• Regular tobacco (defined as daily or near daily) or alcohol use (defined as > 2 drinks/day)

Where it is running

• University of California, Cousins Center for PNI — Los Angeles, California, United States

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