breast cancer, lung cancer
Conditions
Interventions
A program consisted of forest therapy, horticultural therapy, yoga meditation and support group therapy once a week for 12 weeks
Sponsors
Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
Kyoto University, Osaka University, and Takatsuki Red Cross Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients who had been diagnosed with cancer. 2. Patients aged between 20 and 70 years. 3. More than 1 month had passed after the patient had undergone surgery, chemotherapy or irradiation. 4. Patients judged by a physician to be able to participate in the study. 5. Selection was made irrespective of type and progression of cancer.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients who do not meet inclusion criteria
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Spirituality (the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Spiritual Wellbeing; FACIT-Sp) before and after intervention | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Quality of life (QOL; SF-36), fatigue (cancer fatigue scale; CFS), psychological state (POMS and STAI), circadian rhythm and NK cell activity before and after intervention | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactJiro Imanishi
Meiji University of Integrative Medicine Center for Integrative Meidicine
Outcome results
None listed