Clinical trial · Interventional
Qigong For PPSP In Breast Cancer Pain In Breast Cancer Survivors
Qigong Mind-Body Exercise For Persistent Post-Surgical Pain In Breast Cancer Survivors: A Pilot Study
- 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)
Studies have shown that on-going pain following breast surgery is common and may limit the ability to participate in physical activity, cause tiredness, difficulty in daily chores/activities as well as other problems. This study is evaluating whether participating in a 12-week Qigong program (pronounced chee kung), an exercise program that involves gentle movements combined with breathing/relaxation techniques, also known as mind-body exercise, leads to improvement of pain, physical function, and quality of life among breast cancer survivors that have significant pain following surgery.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breast Cancer | Malignant Breast Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
| Breast Cancer Surgery Pain | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Stage 0-III Breast Cancer | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qigong Mind-Body Exercise | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Qigong Mind-Body Exercise (QMBE)
- description
- After the screening procedures confirm that you are eligible to participate in the research study: * Breast cancer survivors with persistent post-surgical pain (PPSP) into a 12-week program of Qigong mind-body exercise (QMBE). * Outcome assessments related to pain, function, and quality of life
- interventionNames
- Other: Qigong Mind-Body Exercise
Primary outcomes (2)
- measure
- Rate of completion of QMBE intervention
- timeFrame
- 12 months
- description
- Complete recruitment of target enrollment of 21 participants within 12 month timeframe.
- measure
- Number of participants with treatment-related adverse events as assessed by CTCAE v4.0
- timeFrame
- 6 months
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * History of Stage 0-III breast cancer; * Persistent post-surgical pain at least 3 months after completion of surgery, chemotherapy, and/or radiation; * Completion of a course of physical therapy Exclusion Criteria: * Unstable cardiovascular disease in the last 6 months * Psychiatric disorders or conditions that would preclude participation in the study intervention (e.g. untreated major depression or psychosis, substance abuse, severe personality disorder); * Metastatic breast or other cancer; * Participation in more than 240 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise per week (as determined by Leisure Score Index questionnaire) * Pregnant or breastfeeding * Recent history of attending regular QMBE or similar classes (e.g. yoga or tai chi classes), (i.e.20 or more classes in the past 6 months). * Currently enrolled in a physical therapy course
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