Clinical trial · Interventional
Effectiveness of Aerobic Exercises and Laughter Yoga Compared With Yoga in Anxiety/Depression Levels in Breast Cancer
Effectiveness of Aerobic Exercises and Laughter Yoga Compared With Yoga in Anxiety and Depression Levels of Breast Cancer Survivors; a Double-blind Three Arm Clinical Trial 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)
90% of breast cancer survivors experience cancer-related fatigue which decreases the physical activity. Moreover, due to the cancer treatments depression and anxiety will be happened. Previous studies showed the effect of physical activity on reduction of depression and anxiety; therefore the aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of aerobic exercises and laughter yoga compared with yoga in anxiety and depression levels in breast cancer survivors.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breast Cancer Survivors | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online exercise | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (3)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Aerobic exercises
- description
- The warm-up for 5 minutes; stretching exercises include stretching the neck to the sides, stretching the muscles of the shoulder girdle, back, and legs for 10 minutes; resistance exercises for 15 minutes, which will initially be applied in a light and weight-bearing manner, and in each session, according to the patient's progress, using free lightweights; light aerobic exercise for 10 minutes standing, sitting and lying down by controlling patients' heartbeat; cool down for 5 minutes.
- interventionNames
- Other: Online exercise
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Laughter yoga
- description
- Breathing techniques for 20 minutes including deep breathing, diaphragmatic breathing, tap on immune-boosting centers like thymus; laughter concert for 20 minutes such as laughter for no reason, childish movements, release the inner child; and laughter meditation for 5 minutes.
- interventionNames
- Other: Online exercise
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 20 Years
- Maximum age
- 65 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients aged between 20 to 65 years * Patients with stage Ⅰ-Ⅲ of breast cancer * Chemotherapy is completed at least six months before registration * Lack of active participation in regular exercise programs Exclusion Criteria: * Reluctance to cooperate and enter the study * Do not complete the questionnaires correctly * Have diseases such as severe heart failure (Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire score more than 50), severe valvular disease, coronary stenosis of the heart, and metastatic cancer * Feel chest pain and dizziness during the exercise * Patients currently receiving treatment * Patients who do not have the physical ability to participate in the exercise * Patients with mental health disorders that cannot participate in the exercise
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