Clinical trial · Interventional
Using Pranayama and Deep Breathing Exercises to Reduce Cancer-Related Fatigue and Insomnia During Radiotherapy
The Study Aims to Evaluate Effectiveness of Pranayama and Deep Breathing Exercise in Reducing Fatigue and Insomnia in Patients Receiving Radiotherapy Due to Breast Cancer.
- 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 study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of pranayama and deep breathing exercise in reducing fatigue and insomnia in patients receiving radiotherapy due to breast cancer. The randomized controlled interventional study was carried out with 60 patients divided into the pranayama (20), deep breathing exercise (20) and control group (20). Data were collected with the Piper Fatigue Scale (PFS), the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and the Visual Analog Scale (VAS).
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 |
| Fatigue | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Insomnia | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| breathing exercise | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (3)
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Control
- description
- Usual care
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Pranayama
- description
- Pranayama breathing exercise
- interventionNames
- Other: breathing exercise
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Deep breathing exercise
- description
- Deep breathing exercise
- interventionNames
- Other: breathing exercise
Primary outcomes (16)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * over the age of 18 years, * who underwent breast resection or modified radical mastectomy, * were planned for radiotherapy for the chest wall/breast and lymphatic area, had Stage II-III breast cancer according to the TNM (Tumor diameter, Node, Metastasis) classification system, * had a hemoglobin (HgB) level of 10 gm/dL and above, * scored 0 or 1 on the ECOG (Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group) Performance Scale * who agreed to participate in the study were included in the sample. Exclusion Criteria: * having any problems that would prevent communication, * having stage IV breast cancer according to the TNM classification system, * using opioids or sedating drugs, * scoring above 1 on the ECOG Performance Scale, * having psychiatric illnesses, * taking yoga/pranayama/deep breathing exercise lessons before or having done these exercises prior to diagnosis, * having recurrent breast cancer * being unable to perform the exercises due to physical inability/respiratory distress.
References
Publications (2)
- DERIVEDMesser S, Oeser A, Wagner C, Wender A, Cryns N, Scherer RW, Mishra SI, Monsef I, Holtkamp U, Andreas M, Brockelmann PJ, Ernst M, Skoetz N. Yoga for fatigue in people with cancer. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2025 May 27;5(5):CD015520. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD015520. PMID 40421669
- DERIVEDGundogdu F, Kocasli S. The Effects of Pranayama or Deep Breathing Exercises on Fatigue and Sleep Quality in Women Receiving Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer. Oncol Nurs Forum. 2023 Jun 15;50(4):509-520. doi: 10.1188/23.ONF.509-520. PMID 37677752