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Study participants in this arm attend yoga breathing classes once per week over the span of one chemotherapy cycle.

Participants in this study arm attend weekly yoga breathing classes during two consecutive cycles of chemotherapy

1-hour long yoga breathing classes, taught once per week for 2-8 consecutive weeks. Dose (Number of classes) administered is dependent on randomization arm and individuals' chemotherapy cycle length.

Pranayama (Yoga Breathing) Techniques

The purpose of this study is to determine the feasibility and efficacy of yoga breathing techniques to manage fatigue and other cancer-related side effects, in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.

Fatigue is the most common complaint among cancer patients. This pilot study will evaluate the effects of pranayama (ancient yoga breathing techniques) on fatigue and quality of life among 30 patients undergoing chemotherapy, on an every 2, 3, or 4 week schedule, with a fatigue score of at least 4 on a scale of 0 (none) to 10 (most). Patients will be randomized to either pranayama or wait-list control. The pranayama group will learn and practice 3 breathing techniques on a daily basis. The study period will occur during 2 consecutive cycles of chemotherapy (cycle A and Cycle B), and the wait-list control patients will crossover to the treatment arm at the beginning of his/her Cycle B. Fatigue will be measured using the revised Piper Fatigue Scale along with quality of life measures. These study measures will be conducted at baseline, at the end of cycle A, and at the end of cycle B. We hypothesize that pranayama will improve clinical symptoms of fatigue and quality of life among patients undergoing chemotherapy.

Yoga Breathing for Fatigue in Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy

Effects of Pranayama on Fatigue Among Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy

Feasibility will be evaluated based on recruitment, retention, completion of study classes and home practice, and completion of study measures

fatigue, sleep, stress, anxiety and depression quality of life

University of California, San Francisco

Assistant Clinical Professor

Nervous System Diseases

Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders

Breast Diseases

Skin Diseases

Parasomnias

Sleep Disorders, Intrinsic

Dyssomnias

Sleep Wake Disorders

Mental Disorders

Psychotic Disorders

Pranayama Group Breathing Exercises Step One:Focusing on breathing (1 minute) Step Two: Alternative nasal breathing (3 minutes) Step Three: Refreshing breath (3 minutes) Step Four: Humming bee breath (2 minutes) Step Five: Focusing on breathing (1 minute)

breathing exercise

The study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of pranayama and deep breathing exercise in reducing fatigue and insomnia in patients receiving radiotherapy due to breast cancer. The randomized controlled interventional study was carried out with 60 patients divided into the pranayama (20), deep breathing exercise (20) and control group (20). Data were collected with the Piper Fatigue Scale (PFS), the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and the Visual Analog Scale (VAS).

Study sample The study population consisted of patients diagnosed with breast cancer, who received radiotherapy in the radiation oncology unit of a hospital in Ankara, between June 01, 2017 and January 31, 2019.

At least three additional volunteers (16%) for each group were added, considering monitoring and data loss during the follow-up. Thus, the number of subjects was determined as 63 individuals (21 for each group).

Of the 63 patients, one wanted to interrupt the treatment and two did not want to continue in the study, hence the study was concluded with 20 patients in each group (60 patients).

Instruments Fatigue Visual Analog Scale (VAS) Score Piper Fatigue Scale (PFS) Insomnia Visual Analog Scale (VAS) Score Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) Questionnaire on Patients' Opinions of the Exercises Patients in the pranayama, deep breathing exercise and control group were evaluated six times in terms of fatigue and insomnia VAS scores. PFS and PSQI were evaluated once prior to and after the 25-day session of radiotherapy treatment.

Interventions Protocols for pranayama and deep breathing exercises were prepared Pranayama and Deep Breathing Exercise Groups: The patients were taught pranayama and deep breathing exercises by the researcher before the radiotherapy started. The patients were observed performing these exercises for 10 minutes after each radiotherapy session (25 days) accompanied by the researcher in a quiet room within the radiotherapy unit containing two couches and a chair.

Control Group: The patients in this group did not receive any intervention.

Using Pranayama and Deep Breathing Exercises to Reduce Cancer-Related Fatigue and Insomnia During Radiotherapy

The Study Aims to Evaluate Effectiveness of Pranayama and Deep Breathing Exercise in Reducing Fatigue and Insomnia in Patients Receiving Radiotherapy Due to Breast Cancer.

This scale which evaluates the severity of fatigue, was scored as follows: no fatigue= 0 points, mild fatigue= 1-3 points, moderate fatigue= 4-6 points, severe fatigue= 7-9 points and unbearable fatigue= 10 points.

The scoring system of this scale was as follows: no insomnia= 0 points, mild insomnia= 1-3 points, moderate insomnia= 4-6 points, severe insomnia= 7-9 points and unbearable insomnia= 10 points.

Piper Fatique Scale scale consisted of 22 items and evaluated the patient's subjective fatigue perception with four subdimensions. Each item was scored between 0 and 10. A high score obtained from the scale indicated a high level of perceived fatigue.

Piper Fatique Scale consisted of 22 items and evaluated the patient's subjective fatigue perception with four subdimensions. Each item was scored between 0 and 10. A high score obtained from the scale indicated a high level of perceived fatigue.

Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index is a self-report-based screening and evaluation tool that provides detailed information on sleep quality and type and severity of sleep disorder in the past month.The total PSQI score could vary from 0 to 21. A PSQI score over 5 points indicated that the person suffered serious problems in at least two areas related to sleep or that they suffered mild to moderate problems in more than three areas

Study title	NCT ID	Conditions	Interventions	Eligibility	Organization	Link
Yoga Breathing for Fatigue in Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy	NCT00982748	Breast Cancer	Pranayama (Yoga...	18 Years -	University of California, San Francisco
Using Pranayama and Deep Breathing Exercises to Reduce Cancer-Related Fatigue and Insomnia During Radiotherapy	NCT04441827	Breast Cancer Fatigue Insomnia	breathing exerc...	18 Years -	KTO Karatay University

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Spots Global Cancer Trial Database for pranayama

Every month we try and update this database with for pranayama cancer trials from around the world to help patients and their families find trials that might be right for them. We offer this 100% free of charge and do not endorse any of the trials listed here, we hope it helps you or a loved one.

Every month we try and update this database with for pranayama cancer trials from around the world to help patients and their families find trials that might be right for them.
We offer this 100% free of charge and do not endorse any of the trials listed here, we hope it helps you or a loved one.