None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
this preliminary study aims to determine if yoga practice including adapted exercise, relaxation and meditation can reduce symptoms of BCRL and improve quality of life of women living with this condition.
Interventions
All particiapnats will attend a single self managment seminar prior to commencement of the intervention. Self management for BCRL includes simplified self massage, exercise, the use of compression and appropriate skin care.
The intervention group will also attend Yoga classes. Yoga practice including adapted physical postures, guided relaxation and meditation delivered as 4 X weekly group classes of 90 minutes duration and home practice of 30 minutes 6X per week
overall duration of the intervent
All particiapnats will attend a single self managment seminar prior to commencement of the intervention. Self management for BCRL includes simplified self massage, exercise, the use of compression and appropriate skin care. The intervention group will also attend Yoga classes. Yoga practice including adapted physical postures, guided relaxation and meditation delivered as 4 X weekly group classes of 90 minutes duration and home practice of 30 minutes 6X per week overall duration of the intervention is 4 weeks
Sponsors
UniSA
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Blinded (masking used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
Women who have been treated for breast cancer more than 12 months previously, are disease free and have developed symptoms of BCRL as a result
Exclusion criteria
Body mass index (BMI) of 35 or over 1000ml or more of excess extracellular fluid in the affected arm compared to the unaffected arm as measured by bioimpedance spectroscopy active malignancy unable to participate in gentle exercise classes or current participation in a structured exercise program
Outcome results
None listed