Clinical trial · Interventional
Hatha Yoga in Lung Cancer Couples
A Feasibility Study of Hatha Yoga in Couples Coping With Lung Cancer
NCT01952860CI-TRIAL-00042577terminatedN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Why stopped (as posted): Requested by PI during yearly Continuing Review
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The goal of this research study is to learn the opinion of patients and their caregiving about a couple-based Hatha Yoga program during treatment for cancer. Researchers also want to learn the effect of this program on lung function, distress, and quality of life.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lung Cancer | Malignant Lung Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hatha Yoga | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Questionnaires | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Hatha Yoga
- description
- Participants receive 18 sessions of Hatha yoga over the course of radiation therapy. Each 45 to 60 minute session guided by an instructor. Participant should attend each session together with their caregiving partner. Some sessions videotaped. At first session, participant given a CD and instructions for practicing Hatha yoga at home. Questionnaire completion at baseline, during radiation therapy, and at completion of radiation therapy.
- interventionNames
- Other: Hatha Yoga
- Behavioral: Questionnaires
Primary outcomes (2)
- measure
- Feasibility of Yoga Program in Lung Cancer Participants Receiving Radiation determined by attendance
- timeFrame
- 6 weeks
- description
- If over 50% of eligible participants participate and at least 80% of the participants are evaluable for follow-up (completing at least one follow-up assessment in the middle of radiotherapy and during the last week of radiotherapy), the study will be deemed feasible.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) stages I through IIIB who are going to receive at least 5 weeks of thoracic radiation therapy with or without chemotherapy undergoing daily radiation treatment in the Department of Radiation Oncology at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center (MDACC) and an eligible and consenting caregiving partner. 2. Patients and caregiving partners must both be at least 18 years old. 3. Participants have a study eligible and consenting caregiving partner spouse or significant other (e.g, romantic partner). (i.e. spouse, romantic/domestic partners, significant others). 4. Patients and caregiving partners should be able to read, write, and speak English. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients who are not oriented to time, place, and person. 2. Patients who have practiced Tibetan or Hatha yoga in the year prior to diagnosis on a regular basis. 3. Lung cancer patients with a life expectancy of less than 6 months per attending physician estimation. 4. Lung cancer patients with the attending physician-rated Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status score of greater than 2 at the time of radiotherapy initiation.
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