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â??Effect of Yoga on body immunity in cancer cells.â??

â??Effect of Yoga practices on natural killer (NK) cells and their cytotoxicity on cancer cells.â??

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2018/10/016002
Enrollment
100
Registered
2018-10-12
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: D051- Intraductal carcinoma in situ of breast Health Condition 2: C569- Malignant neoplasm of unspecifiedovary

Interventions

Intervention1: Yoga: 1. Study Group 2. Control Group Both groups will receive standard treatment of Cancer. Study group in addition will be taught to practice Yoga. The type of yoga is Hath yoga. Thi

Sponsors

Ayush
Lead Sponsor
Ved Vignan Maha Vidya Peeth
Collaborator

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Women with Breast or Ovarian cancer, coming to HCG hospital after their diagnosis 2. Age - above 30 years 3. Zubrodâ??s performance status 0-2 (ambulatory > 50% of time) 4. Willingness to participate in the study 5. Minimum high school education

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Duration of metastasis more than 1 year 2. Brain metastasis 3. A concurrent medical condition likely to interfere with yoga intervention or survival 4. Any major psychiatric, neurological illness, or autoimmune disorders 5. Those who are on hydrocortisone medications or have HIV 6. Pregnant or lactating mothers or planning to conceive during the study period 7. Those who are recruited for clinical trials involving investigational new drugs 8. Prior practice of yoga in the last 6 months 9. History of any pathologic fractures 10. Undergoing Ratiation therapy to lung lesions 11. Septicemia, Multi organ failure, Bedridden patients

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1. Perceived stress: Perceived stress will be measured using the standard Perceived Stress Scale 2.Fatigue : The fatigue symptom inventory (FSI) 3. Pittsburgh insomnia rating scale 4. To assess the stress level objectively, we shall study salivary cortisol before and after the workshop on breathing processes and then every 3 months.Timepoint: Base line study, post study, and every 3 months interval

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. NK cell Count : Isolation of NK cells from whole blood 2. NK cell activity: Functional evaluation of NK cellsTimepoint: Base line study, post study, and every 3 months interval

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Vinod Kochupillai

Ved Vignan Maha Vidya Peeth

research@vvmvp.org8884652587

Outcome results

None listed

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