Hatha Yoga for Patients With Colorectal Cancer

NCT ID: NCT01669109

Last Updated: 2014-01-10

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

54 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-09-30

Study Completion Date

2013-12-31

Brief Summary

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Hatha Yoga is a traditional practice that encompasses aerobic exercise, breathing techniques, and meditation. It is used in India since centuries to improve well-being and cope with diseases and is gaining more and more interest in Europe and the US. While studies have demonstrated benefits of Hatha Yoga for patients with breast cancer, no studies on patients with colorectal cancer are available yet. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of Hatha Yoga in patients with colorectal cancer.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Colorectal Neoplasms

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Hatha yoga

* 10 weeks of Hatha yoga, designed for patients with colorectal cancer, as a group intervention
* 1 weekly class (90 minutes)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Hatha yoga

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Usual care

Patients continue their self-directed usual care

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Hatha yoga

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Colorectal cancer
* UICC stage I-III
* between 2 and 48 months post-surgery
* age at least 18 years
* physical and cognitive ability to follow the yoga intervention

Exclusion Criteria

* UICC stage IV
* further active oncological diseases
* diagnosed and pharmacologically treated psychiatric disorder except for cancer-related depression or adjustment disorder
* pregnancy or breastfeeding
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Universität Duisburg-Essen

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Holger Cramer

Postdoctoral fellow

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Department of Internal and Complementary Medicine, Immanuel Hospital Berlin

Berlin, , Germany

Site Status

Department for Internal and Integrative Medicine, Essen-Mitte Clinics

Essen, , Germany

Site Status

Countries

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Germany

References

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Cramer H, Pokhrel B, Fester C, Meier B, Gass F, Lauche R, Eggleston B, Walz M, Michalsen A, Kunz R, Dobos G, Langhorst J. A randomized controlled bicenter trial of yoga for patients with colorectal cancer. Psychooncology. 2016 Apr;25(4):412-20. doi: 10.1002/pon.3927. Epub 2015 Jul 29.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 26228466 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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12-4957-BO

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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