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The impact of pranayama breathing exercises on the symptom burden of breast cancer

Comparison of the effect of pranayama breathing exercise and conventional treatment on symptom burden in women with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20231212060343N1
Enrollment
76
Registered
2024-01-23
Start date
2024-01-21
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-03-06

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Conditions

Breast Cancer. Malignant neoplasm of breast

Interventions

Intervention 1: In the intervention group, the researcher will guide patients through pranayama breathing exercises step by step during the initial face-to-face meeting in the clinic, which occurs bef

Sponsors

Qazvin University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Definitive diagnosis of breast cancer (new cases) Women 18 years and older Passing at least one cycle of chemotherapy Patients with stage one to three breast cancer Patients who have undergone chemotherapy after breast surgery Being literate in reading and writing Willingness to participate in the study Having a performance scale of 0 to 2

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Simultaneously suffering from other diseases (heart diseases, respiratory diseases, liver diseases, etc.) Radiotherapy at the same time Concomitant pregnancy or breastfeeding History of mental illness or psychotropic drug use

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Symptom burden. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Eastern cooperative oncology group performance status rating (ECOG) and (M. D. Anderson Symptom Inventory (MDASI).

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactSima Mohebbi

Qazvin University of Medical Sciences

sima.mohebbi6859@gmail.com+98 28 3333 9569

Outcome results

None listed

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