Effect of yoga on lung,heart functions and stress score in breast cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy.

Effect of yoga on pulmonary,cardiovascular and metabolic functions and stress score in post- mastectomy breast cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy:a randomized control trial

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 2Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2015/01/005404

Enrollment

174

Registered

2015-01-14

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- post mastectomy patients receiving radiotherapy on OPD basis. general conditions of the patients is fair

Interventions

Intervention1: yoga intervention during radiotherapy: yoga module for cancer patients approved by MDNIY. the patients in yoga group will undergo yoga therapy for 20 mins daily for 5 days a week for 6

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Female breast cancer patients who have undergone modified radical mastectomy and planned for radiation to the axilla and supraclavicular lymphnodes

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: -Patients with pre-existing lung disease. -Patients not willing to perform yoga. -Patients with extreme mobility problems -Patients who already perform yoga in pre-treatment phase. -Patients with recurrent malignancy. -Patients with prior radiation to chest wall. -Patients with diabetes or Hypertension

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1.To study the Pulmonary and Cardiovascular function test parameters. 2.To study the levels of Metabolic markers. 3.To study the Psychological stress score. 4.To asses the effect of Yoga on the above parameters and compare them with the control group. Timepoint: all parameters will be assessed thrice for each participant during the study. Baseline values will be obtained at the beginning of RT, the second reading will be obtained at the end of 6 weeks of RT and the final reading will be obtained at the end of 3 months of completion of RT.	—

Measure

Time frame

1.To study the Pulmonary and Cardiovascular function test parameters. 2.To study the levels of Metabolic markers. 3.To study the Psychological stress score. 4.To asses the effect of Yoga on the above parameters and compare them with the control group. Timepoint: all parameters will be assessed thrice for each participant during the study. Baseline values will be obtained at the beginning of RT, the second reading will be obtained at the end of 6 weeks of RT and the final reading will be obtained at the end of 3 months of completion of RT.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
to assess the psychological stress in breast cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy and compare with the yoga groupTimepoint: preRT, at the end of RT and 3 months after RT	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Devi R Nithiya

JIPMER

drpravatipal@gmail.com09360682406

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026