Clinical trial · Interventional
Yoga in Controlling Symptoms and Reducing Stress in Women With Ovarian Cancer or Breast Cancer
Restorative Yoga for Symptom Management and Stress Reduction in Women With Ovarian Cancer
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
RATIONALE: Yoga may improve symptoms and quality of life and reduce stress in patients with ovarian cancer or breast cancer and may help them live more comfortably. PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying how well yoga works in controlling symptoms and reducing stress in women with ovarian cancer or breast cancer.
Conditions
Conditions (4)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breast Cancer | Malignant Breast Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
| Fatigue | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Ovarian Cancer | Malignant Ovarian Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
| Psychosocial Effects of Cancer and Its Treatment | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| yoga therapy | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (0)
[]Primary outcomes (4)
- measure
- Fatigue as measured by the FACT-Fatigue subscale
- timeFrame
- 18 weeks
- measure
- Psychological distress as measured by the Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression Scale and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory
- timeFrame
- 18 weeks
- measure
- Positive affect as measured by the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule
- timeFrame
- 18 weeks
- measure
- Quality of life as measured by Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy (FACT-O) for patients with ovarian cancer or FACT-B for patients with breast cancer
- timeFrame
- 18 weeks
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 120 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: * Diagnosis of breast or ovarian cancer * Must be 2-24 months post-primary treatment (e.g., surgery) for breast cancer and/or have had a recurrence of breast cancer within the past 24 months * Must be 3-24 months post-primary treatment (e.g., surgery) for ovarian cancer and/or have had a recurrence of ovarian cancer within the past 24 months * Hormone receptor status not specified PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: * Female * Menopausal status not specified * Zubrod performance status 0-3 * No medical contraindications * Understands written and spoken English PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: * See Disease Characteristics
References
Publications (1)
- RESULTDanhauer SC, Mihalko SL, Russell GB, Campbell CR, Felder L, Daley K, Levine EA. Restorative yoga for women with breast cancer: findings from a randomized pilot study. Psychooncology. 2009 Apr;18(4):360-8. doi: 10.1002/pon.1503. PMID 19242916