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Sponsors and Collaborators: |
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center National Institutes of Health (NIH) |
Information provided by: | Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00476203 |
This purpose of this study is to test whether a 6-month yoga program improves quality of life and reduces fatigue and weight gain in breast cancer survivors.
Condition | Intervention |
Breast Cancer |
Behavioral: Yoga Other: Delayed yoga classes |
Genetics Home Reference related topics: | breast cancer |
MedlinePlus related topics: | Breast Cancer Cancer |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Supportive Care, Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study |
Official Title: | Effect of Yoga on Weight and Fatigue in Breast Cancer Patients Study |
Estimated Enrollment: | 72 |
Study Start Date: | May 2007 |
Estimated Study Completion Date: | October 2009 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date: | May 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Arms | Assigned Interventions |
1: Experimental
Immediate yoga classes offered
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Behavioral: Yoga
Instructor-led yoga classes 1/time per week + 4 days of home practice
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Delayed yoga classes (after 6 months) offered [wait list control group]
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Other: Delayed yoga classes
Delayed yoga classes (after 6 months) offered [wait list control group]
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Women who are overweight or obese have a higher risk of breast cancer than normal weight women. Furthermore, women who are overweight or obese or gain weight after diagnosis have an increased risk of recurrence or dying from breast cancer compared with normal weight women. Yoga has been associated with reduced weight gain and weight loss in persons without cancer. However, no studies have tested whether yoga leads to less weight gain or weight loss in breast cancer patients. Both obesity and the sequelae of breast cancer therapy can result in reduced health-related quality of life and severe fatigue, which may also be favorably affected by yoga practice. The specific aims of the proposed trial are to examine, in women with Stage 0-IIIa breast cancer who are at least 3 months post primary treatment for their disease (other than tamoxifen or aromatase inhibitors), the effects of a 6-month yoga intervention on health-related quality of life, fatigue, and body weight.
Ages Eligible for Study: | 21 Years to 75 Years |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Female |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
United States, Washington | |||||
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center | |||||
Seattle, Washington, United States, 98109 |
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center |
National Institutes of Health (NIH) |
Study Director: | Alyson Littman, PhD | Department of Epidemiology, UW |
Principal Investigator: | Anne McTiernan, MD, PhD | Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center |
Yoga for breast cancer patients study home page 
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Responsible Party: | Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center ( Mark Boyer, Director of Sponsored Research ) |
Study ID Numbers: | PHS - 6434, U54 CA116847-01 |
First Received: | May 17, 2007 |
Last Updated: | June 16, 2008 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00476203 |
Health Authority: | United States: Federal Government |
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