Clinical trial · Interventional
Mindfulness Yoga and Sexual Functioning
The Effect of Mindfulness Yoga on Sexual Functioning for Breast Cancer Survivors
NCT05461534CI-TRIAL-00059692unknownN/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)
Female breast cancer survivors with sexual dysfunction were randomly divided into a mindfulness yoga intervention group and a control group, and the investigators aimed to evaluate the effects of mindfulness yoga on sexual function in breast cancer survivors.
Conditions
Conditions (2)
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 |
| Sexual Dysfunction | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| mindfulness yoga | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Intervention group: mindfulness yoga
- description
- an 8-week structured mindfulness yoga program
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: mindfulness yoga
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Waiting-list control group
- description
- provided the 8-week structured mindfulness yoga upon their completion of the study
Primary outcomes (3)
- measure
- Change from sexual activity
- timeFrame
- 4 weeks (T1), 8 weeks (T2);three months (T3) and six months (T4) after completion of the 8 weeks intervention
- description
- The score change of the Sexual Activity Questionnaire(SAQ).The SAQ consists of 10 items and three subscales. Higher pleasure or discomfort subscale score indicated higher levels of pleasure or discomfort, and habit is a single item (0 'less sexual activity than usual' to 3 'much more sexual activity than usual').
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 65 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: age 18-65 years; diagnosed with primary breast cancer (stages:T1-T4, N0-N1, M0); individuals who have completed surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy (with the exception of immunotherapy and endocrine therapy); without cognitive impairment; diagnosed with sexual dysfunction. Exclusion Criteria: without sexual experience; in pregnancy or lactation; individuals with serious cognitive or psychiatric issues (i.e., depression, alcohol dependency, or psychotic disorders); individuals who are illiterate, with hearing disorder or communication difficulties; individuals with other type of tumors or other serious acute or chronic diseases at the time of enrollment; individuals participate in a concurrent medical treatment or nonmedical treatment targeting sexual problems; individuals participate in a concurrent psychotherapy; individuals with experience in mindfulness or yoga.
References
Publications (1)
- 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