Clinical trial · Interventional
Yoga to Alleviate Fatigue, Anxiety and Pain in Adolescents During Treatment for Lymphoma or Leukemia
Feasibility of Implementing Yoga Intervention for Adolescents at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Why stopped (as posted): The principal investigator left the institution.
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
Researchers at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital want to investigate the feasibility of a yoga intervention for adolescents receiving treatment for lymphoma or leukemia. Adolescents who participate in the program may experience improved physical and psychosocial measures. Improvements in these areas may increase participation in meaningful activity and improve quality of life. Adolescents diagnosed with cancer may experience more fatigue, anxiety and pain during treatment. Yoga is considered a complementary alternative medicine (CAM) that has been implemented into some pediatric oncology rehabilitation programs and has been shown to be beneficial in both inpatient and outpatient settings. It may decrease anxiety and increase quality of life and hamstring flexibility in teens. PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: * To determine the feasibility of yoga intervention for adolescents during lymphoma and leukemia treatment. OTHER PRE-SPECIFIED OBJECTIVE: * To obtain pilot data regarding efficacy of yoga on pain, quality of life, fatigue and physical performance.
Conditions
Conditions (3)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hodgkin Lymphoma | Hodgkin Lymphoma | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.90 |
| Leukemia | Leukemia | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.90 |
| Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin's | Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma | ALIAS | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (8)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biodex System 3 Dynamometer | Device | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Jamar Hydraulic Hand Dynamometer | Device | — | UNRESOLVED |
| PedsQL Cancer Module | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| PedsQL Multidimensional Fatigue Scale | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Sit and Reach Test | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Test of Motor Proficiency | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Verbal Numeric Pain Scale | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| :Yoga Therapy | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Participants
- description
- Leukemia, Hodgkin Lymphoma and non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma patients who meet eligibility requirements and consent to participate in the study. Interventions: Yoga Therapy, PedsQL Multidimensional Fatigue Scale, PedsQL Cancer Module, Verbal Numeric Pain Scale. Biodex System 3 Dynamometer, Jamar Hydraulic Hand Dynamometer, Sit and Reach Test, and Test of Motor Proficiency.
- interventionNames
- Other: PedsQL Cancer Module
- Other: PedsQL Multidimensional Fatigue Scale
- Device: Biodex System 3 Dynamometer
- Device: Jamar Hydraulic Hand Dynamometer
- Other: Sit and Reach Test
- Other: Test of Motor Proficiency
- Other: Verbal Numeric Pain Scale
- Other: :Yoga Therapy
Primary outcomes (2)
- measure
- Rate of Patients Who Are Willing to Participate
- timeFrame
- Day 0
- description
- The rate of participants who are willing to participate on this protocol to the total number of participants approached. It is anticipated that 50% approached patients will agree to participate on the study. Twenty five patients will be approached and asked to participate in the study. If more than 6 patients out of 25 approached patients refuse to participate in the study, the study will be closed, and it will be concluded that the trial is not feasible.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 13 Years
- Maximum age
- 17 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Patient being treated at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital * Diagnosis of lymphoma or leukemia as documented in medical record * Physician approval to participate in intervention * Ages 13-17 years * Ability to come to standing from seated position without assistance * Parent or legal guardian consent * Adolescent gives assent * English speaking Exclusion Criteria: * Participant not planning on remaining at St Jude for at least 4 weeks * Cognitive impairment that prevents participant from answering questions in standardized assessments
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