Clinical trial · Interventional
Mind-Body Interventions for the Improvement of Quality of Life, Stress, and Sleep Quality Among Survivors of Breast, Prostate, Endometrial, or Colorectal Cancer
Influence of Mind-Body Interventions on Cancer-Related Symptom Management in Survivors
- 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 clinical trial studies how well mind-body interventions work in improving quality of life (QOL), stress, and sleep quality among survivors of breast, prostate, endometrial, or colorectal cancer. For many cancer survivors, the experience of cancer extends well beyond the completion of therapy. Common long-term effects include fatigue, cognitive impairment, anxiety, depression, sleep disturbance, and diminished physical function, all of which contribute to reduced QOL and overall health. Yoga, a mind-body intervention, utilizes breathwork, meditation, and gentle movement to help reduce activity in the body's nervous system. Breathwork and meditation have been shown to improve heart rate variability (a measure of the body's ability to adapt to stress). Movement-based practices may offer added benefit by supporting coordination and physical resiliency, aspects that are often reduced after cancer treatment and can lead to decreased QOL. This trial may help researchers determine whether a mind-body intervention that includes breathwork and meditation, as well as an intervention that includes breathwork and meditation plus gentle movement can work to improve QOL, stress, and sleep quality among survivors of breast, prostate, endometrial, or colorectal cancer.
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 Stage I | Malignant Breast Neoplasm | CURATED_BROADER | 0.78 |
| Colorectal Cancer | Malignant Colorectal Neoplasm | CURATED_BROADER | 0.80 |
Interventions
Interventions (3)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Media Intervention | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Meditation Therapy | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Mind-body intervention | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Arm 1 - breathwork and mediation videos
- description
- Patients view guided breathwork and meditation videos and complete these exercises over 15 minutes weekly for 6 weeks on study. Patients also wear an activity tracker throughout the study.
- interventionNames
- Other: Media Intervention
- Procedure: Meditation Therapy
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Arm 2 - breathwork, meditation and gentle yoga videos
- description
- Patients view guided breathwork, meditation, and gentle yoga movement videos and complete these exercises over 30 minutes weekly for 6 weeks on study. Patients also wear an activity tracker throughout the study
- interventionNames
- Other: Media Intervention
- Procedure: Mind-body intervention
Primary outcomes (1)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Received a diagnosis of invasive, non-metastatic breast, colorectal, endometrial, or prostate cancer within the past 12 months * Have completed active anti-cancer therapy (hormonal, bisphosphonate, or androgen therapy is allowed) * Able to safely participate in light-weight physical activity (e.g. gentle yoga) Exclusion Criteria: * Individuals with skeletal instabilities, cardio-pulmonary comorbidities, or other conditions that may preclude safe participation in light physical activity * Pregnant or nursing female participants * Unwilling or unable to follow protocol requirements * Any condition that, in the Investigator's opinion, deems the participant an unsuitable candidate * Unable to complete survey questionnaires in English
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