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Neoplasms

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Fatigue

Breast Neoplasms

Breast Diseases

Skin Diseases

Iyengar Yoga

* 12 weeks of Iyengar yoga
* 2 weekly sessions of 60 minutes

Walking

* 12 weeks of walking
* 2 weekly sessions of 60 minutes

* 12 weeks of Iyengar yoga
* 2 weekly sessions of 60 minutes

Iyengar Yoga

* 12 weeks of walking
* 2 weekly sessions of 60 minutes

Walking

Holger Cramer, PhD

Gustav J. Dobos, MD

Breast cancer is the most frequent cancer in women and is associated with profound restrictions of health-related quality of life and psychosocial health. More than three-quarters of women with breast cancer suffer from fatigue during cancer treatment. While exercise interventions can improve fatigue in breast cancer patients, many patients request complementary treatment approaches. Therefore, this study investigates the effects of yoga in women with breast cancer compared to aerobic exercise and usual care.

It is hypothesized that yoga is more effective than usual care and equally effective as aerobic exercise.

Iyengar Yoga for Chemotherapy-induced Fatigue in Breast Cancer Patients

Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - Breast

* Perceived Stress Scale
* Impact of Event Scale

Universität Duisburg-Essen

Postdoctoral fellow

Nervous System Diseases

Neuralgia

Peripheral Nervous System Diseases

Pain

Neuromuscular Diseases

Neurologic Manifestations

44 minutes of moderate intensity walking on a treadmill.

Aerobic exercise

Iyengar yoga

Kelli Koltyn, PhD

This study evaluates the acute effect of aerobic exercise and yoga on pain, plasma levels of endocannabinoids, and mood (i.e., mood disturbance and anxiety). Participants will complete three separate sessions on different days. The first session is a familiarization session in which participants complete questionnaires and are familiarized with the experimental protocols. During the second and third sessions, outcomes are measured before and after the participants complete either 44 minutes of moderate aerobic exercise (i.e., walking on a treadmill) or 44 minutes of yoga.

The proposed study is an acute, single group, crossover pilot study where participants will complete two different experimental conditions: aerobic exercise and yoga.

Pain, Psychological, and Endocannabinoid Responses to Yoga in Breast Cancer Survivors With Chemotherapy-induced Neuropathic Pain

Visual analog scales (VAS) will be used to assess the intensity of the following sensations specific to neuropathic pain: pins and needles, tingles, stinging, and electrical pain sensations. The VAS is measured on a 100mm scale ranging from "No Pain" to "Worst Imaginable Pain."

The minimum cold temperature needed to elicit a pain response.

65-item self-reported mood questionnaire that measures mood "right now." Scores range from 0-200 with higher scores indicating higher mood disturbance.

Plasma concentration of 2-AG, one effector of the endocannabinoid system

American College of Sports Medicine

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Behaviors and Mental Disorders

Quality of Life

Intervention group 1 receives an Iyengar yoga intervention in a group setting, based on the internationally renowned yoga school of B.K.S. Iyengar, which in the context of this study primarily includes physical and relaxation exercises.

Intervention group 2 receives an Integrative yoga intervention including physical and meditation exercises as well as ideologically neutral explanations of the ethical aspects of Yoga.

Group 3 consists of a waitlist control group. Participants will be offered the opportunity to attend a yoga intervention after 4 months. The patients in this waiting list control group are allowed to choose the yoga course after 4 months.

Iyengar Yoga focuses on the correct alignment of the body while practicing the physical exercises of yoga. Props are used to support the body in finding the right alignment. Relaxation is also part of this intervention. Participiants receive 1x90 min guided yoga class per week for 8 weeks and are encouraged to continue their practice at home daily for at least 30 minutes.

Meditative Yoga in the context of this study means practicing the physical exercises of yoga as well as meditation. Additionally, each week one of the yamas/niyamas, which are ethical principles to live by in the Yoga philosophy, will be presented at the beginning of each class and will form the theme of the class. Participants receive 1x90 min guided yoga class per week for 8 weeks and are encouraged to continue their practice at home daily for at least 30 minutes.

Meditative Yoga

Miriam Roesner

Andreas Michalsen, Prof.Dr.

This Study investigates the effects of two different yoga interventions on the health-related quality of life in breast cancer patients. Qualitative and quantitative data will be collected.

In this randomized controlled trial breast cancer patients will be randomized into three treatment arms:

* Intervention group 1 will receive an Iyengar yoga intervention in a group setting, based on the internationally renowned yoga school of B.K.S. Iyengar, which in the context of this study mainly includes physical and relaxation exercises.
* Intervention group 2 will receive a meditative yoga intervention including physical and meditation exercises and also ideologically neutral explanations of the ethical aspects of yoga.
* Group 3 consists of a waiting list control group, combined with the offer to participate in a yoga intervention after 4 months.

Effects of Yoga on the Quality of Life of Breast Cancer Patients

Effects of Two Different Yoga Interventions on the Quality of Life of Breast Cancer Patients Compared With Waiting List - a Three-arm Randomized Controlled Trial

Qualitative assessment will be carried out in qualitative interviews in 20 patients participating in the study. The interviews will be recorded, transcribed and analyzed with qualitative content analysis.

Assessing full scale, range 0-40, higher score meaning a better outcome

Assessing full scale, range 0-52, higher score meaning a better outcom

Assessing full scale, range 0-40, lower score meaning a better outcome

Assessing full scale, range 8-56, higher score meaning a better outcome

Mean score of 12 items, range 1-5, higher score meaning a better outcome

Mean score of 3 items, range 1-5, higher score meaning a better outcome

Age, education level, personal income, household income, employment status, job description, marital status, household members, days of sick leave past 3 months

Number of cigarettes on average per day in the last month

Number of alcoholic beverages on average per week in the last month

expectation of effectiveness of the intervention on a 5-point likert scale, how they expect to handle the intervention on a 5-point likert scale, higher score meaning better outcome

Practice of other mindfulness practices besides Yoga

If and how often yoga is practiced regularly

Assessing full scale, range 0-108, higher score meaning a better outcome

Assessing full scale, range 0-100, higher score meaning a better outcome

Assessing full scale, range 0-42, lower score meaning a better outcome

Study title	NCT ID	Conditions	Interventions	Eligibility	Organization
Iyengar Yoga for Chemotherapy-induced Fatigue in Breast Cancer Patients	NCT01686737	Breast Neoplasm... Fatigue	Iyengar Yoga Walking	18 Years -	Universität Duisburg-Essen
Iyengar Yoga for Chemotherapy-induced Fatigue in Breast Cancer Patients	NCT01686737	Breast Neoplasm... Fatigue	Iyengar Yoga Walking	18 Years -	Universität Duisburg-Essen
Pain, Psychological, and Endocannabinoid Responses to Yoga in Breast Cancer Survivors With Chemotherapy-induced Neuropathic Pain	NCT04075097	Breast Cancer Chemotherapy-in... Neuropathic Pai...	Aerobic exercis... Iyengar yoga	18 Years -	University of Wisconsin, Madison
Effects of Yoga on the Quality of Life of Breast Cancer Patients	NCT05327543	Breast Neoplasm... Cancer	Iyengar Yoga Meditative Yoga	18 Years - 75 Years	Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Effects of Yoga on the Quality of Life of Breast Cancer Patients	NCT05327543	Breast Neoplasm... Cancer	Iyengar Yoga Meditative Yoga	18 Years - 75 Years	Charite University, Berlin, Germany

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