Clinical trial · Interventional
Hatha Yoga for Patients With Colorectal Cancer
Hatha Yoga for Patients With Colorectal Cancer - a Randomized Controlled Trial
- 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)
Hatha Yoga is a traditional practice that encompasses aerobic exercise, breathing techniques, and meditation. It is used in India since centuries to improve well-being and cope with diseases and is gaining more and more interest in Europe and the US. While studies have demonstrated benefits of Hatha Yoga for patients with breast cancer, no studies on patients with colorectal cancer are available yet. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of Hatha Yoga in patients with colorectal cancer.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorectal Neoplasms | Colorectal Neoplasm | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hatha yoga | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Hatha yoga
- description
- * 10 weeks of Hatha yoga, designed for patients with colorectal cancer, as a group intervention * 1 weekly class (90 minutes)
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Hatha yoga
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Usual care
- description
- Patients continue their self-directed usual care
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Health-related quality of life
- timeFrame
- Week 10
- description
- Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - Colorectal Cancer (FACT-C)
Secondary outcomes (6)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Colorectal cancer * UICC stage I-III * between 2 and 48 months post-surgery * age at least 18 years * physical and cognitive ability to follow the yoga intervention Exclusion Criteria: * UICC stage IV * further active oncological diseases * diagnosed and pharmacologically treated psychiatric disorder except for cancer-related depression or adjustment disorder * pregnancy or breastfeeding
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDCramer H, Pokhrel B, Fester C, Meier B, Gass F, Lauche R, Eggleston B, Walz M, Michalsen A, Kunz R, Dobos G, Langhorst J. A randomized controlled bicenter trial of yoga for patients with colorectal cancer. Psychooncology. 2016 Apr;25(4):412-20. doi: 10.1002/pon.3927. Epub 2015 Jul 29. PMID 26228466