Clinical trial · Interventional
Yoga Program for Lung Cancer Patients and Caregivers
Couple-Based Yoga Program for Patients Receiving Thoracic Radiation and Their Family Caregivers
- 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)
The goal of this behavioral research study is to learn the opinion of patients and their caregivers about a couple-based Hatha Yoga program (Group 1) during treatment for cancer. Researchers also want to learn the effect of this program on lung function, distress, biological function, and quality of life. For comparison purposes, there will also be a group of participants (Group 2) that does not take part in this program. You and your caregiver/family member will have about a 50/50 chance of being assigned to each group. The groups are randomly assigned, but it is also based on other factors such as your age and the status of the disease.
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 (3)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hatha Yoga | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Questionnaires | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Walk Test | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (3)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Yoga Group
- description
- Couple-Based Hatha Yoga Program: 5-6 weeks of a yoga program, three sessions per week (up to 15 sessions) during radiation treatment. At fifth session, CD given for practicing yoga at home. 10 questionnaires completed before first radiation treatment, each week during radiation, 5 questionnaires halfway through radiation treatment schedule. at radiation treatment completion, and again 3 months later. Saliva samples to measure the level of cortisol collected at baseline visit, at end of treatment, and 3 months after radiation therapy. 6-minute walk test performed at baseline, at the end of radiation therapy, and 3 months after radiation therapy.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Hatha Yoga
- Behavioral: Questionnaires
- Other: Walk Test
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Wait-List Control Group
- description
- 10 questionnaires completed before first radiation treatment, each week during radiation, 5 questionnaires halfway through radiation treatment schedule, at radiation treatment completion, and again 3 months later. Saliva samples to measure the level of cortisol collected at baseline visit, at end of treatment, and 3 months after radiation therapy. 6-minute walk test performed at baseline, at the end of radiation therapy, and 3 months after radiation therapy. Participants given the option to take part in the couple-based Hatha Yoga program (off study) after they finish their last questionnaire packet.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Patients with lung or esophageal cancer stages I through IIIB who are going to receive at least 5 weeks of daily thoracic radiation therapy with or without chemotherapy in the Department of Radiation Oncology at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center (MDACC) and have an eligible and consenting family caregiver living with the patient while he/she receives treatment (i.e., adult child, sibling, parent). 2. Patients and caregivers must both be at least 18 years old and able to give informed consent. 3. Patients and caregivers must be able to read, write, and speak English. 4. Patient and caregiver must be willing to be videotaped. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients and caregivers who are not oriented to time, place, and person. 2. Patients who have regularly practiced yoga in the year prior to recruitment. 3. Patients who have an ECOG performance status score greater than 2 at time of recruitment.
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