Clinical trial · Interventional
Comprehensive Yoga Program (SKY) as Adjunct Therapy for Prostate Cancer
A Comprehensive Yoga Program (SKY) as an Adjunct Therapy for Prostate Cancer - A Randomized Pilot Study
NCT03220945CI-TRIAL-00078240completedN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- 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)
This randomized pilot trial studies the effect of comprehensive yoga program (SKY) in reducing stress, pain, and fatigue, and improving psychological well-being in patients with prostate cancer. SKY is one of the most widely used breathing techniques derived from yoga. SKY Yoga may improve quality of life in patients with prostate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prostate Carcinoma | Prostate Carcinoma | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yoga | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Arm I (Control group)
- description
- Patients may receive yoga instruction for 1 week after post-test 2.
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Arm II (Yoga group)
- description
- Patients receive yoga instruction over approximately 3 hours daily for 5 days of week 1 and over 2 hours once a week of weeks 2-13.
- interventionNames
- Other: Yoga
Primary outcomes (5)
- measure
- Change in the anxiety and depression, as defined in Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)
- timeFrame
- 15 weeks after study start
- description
- HADS is a 14-item self-rating scale that measures anxiety and depression. HADS will be compared before and after intervention.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Male
- Minimum age
- 45 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Having finished radiotherapy at least two months ago * Ability to speak and read English and give informed consent * Have an interest in being part of a study to evaluate yoga-derived exercises and eager to practice some kind of relaxation exercise daily for 3 months Exclusion Criteria: * Have a diagnosis of psychiatric illness or other major illness in addition to PCa, such as other cancers, uncontrolled hypertension, lung disease, liver disease or heart disease
References
Publications (0)
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