Neoplasms

Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases

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Breast Neoplasms

Breast Diseases

Skin Diseases

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.

Iyengar Yoga

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	Link
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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