Health Condition 1: null- Diagnosed cases of Cervical cancer
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Yoga therapy: Yoga sessions were conducted for one hour daily which included a set of breathing practices, postures with awareness ( asanas), meditation and yogic relaxations.
Control
Sponsors
Ministry of Ayush Government of India
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Women with Stage 1B â?? IIIB cervical cancer, who are undergoing concurrent chemoradiation. 2. The participants will need to be 18 years of age or older. 3. Participants must have an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 to 1 4. Newly diagnosed with a histologically or cytologically confirmed ca Cervix 5. Ability to understand and the willingness to sign an institutional review board (IRB)-approved written informed consent document 6. No contraindications to participating in a yoga program 7. Able to come for clinic visits, and attend weekly classes, and fill out 8. Gives informed consent, agrees to be randomly assigned
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients who have practiced yoga or taken yoga classes in the year prior to diagnosis will be excluded. 2. Participants who have regularly (defined as 4 or more days per week) engaged in vigorous physical activity (i.e., causes heavy breathing, sweating, rapid fatigue; can be sustained for short periods, like running or swimming strongly) over the past 4 weeks 3. Patients with extreme mobility issues (e.g., unable to get in and out of a chair unassisted) will be excluded. 4. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of >2 5. Any concurrent medical condition that was likely to interfere with the treatment, 6. Major psychiatric, neurological illness or autoimmune disorders, and 7. known metastases
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| a) To evaluate the effect of Yoga on Quality of life (QOL), Well Being, Fatigue and Depression, Distress and anxiety b) To evaluate the effect of yoga on acute effect of chemoradiation (like nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea, Bowel, Bladder effects and skin changes). Timepoint: 0, mid therapy, completion, monthly interval for 3 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To evaluate effect of yoga on mood, sleep and thyroid functionsTimepoint: 0, mid therapy.completion, monthly interval for 3 months | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Govardhan H B
Kidwai Memorial institute of Oncology
Outcome results
None listed