Walking Meditation Exercise in Breast Cancer Patients

NCT ID: NCT02676531

Last Updated: 2018-04-10

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

30 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-11-30

Study Completion Date

2017-12-31

Brief Summary

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This study is to evaluate the effects of Walking Meditation on vascular function in breast cancer patients receiving Anthracyclines chemotherapy

Detailed Description

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Walking Meditation program will be based on aerobic walking exercise combined with Buddhist meditation. The subjects will perform walking while listening to the sound "Budd" and "Dha" and squeeze rubber balls according to the sound in order to practice mindfulness while walking. In phase 1 (week 1-6), Walking Meditation will be conducted at initial moderate intensity (41-50% heart rate reserve) 3 sets, 10 minutes per set and rest 3 minutes between set In phase 2 (week 7-12), the training intensity will be increased to ultimate moderate intensity (51-60% heart rate reserve) 3 sets, 15 minutes per set and rest 3 minutes between set. In both phases of the training, the frequency of Walking Meditation training is three times a week.

Conditions

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Breast Cancer

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Walking Meditation

Walking Meditation program will be based on aerobic walking exercise combined with Buddhist meditation. The subjects will perform walking while listening to the sound "Budd" and "Dha" and squeeze rubber balls according to the sound in order to practice mindfulness while walking. In phase 1 (week 1-6), Walking Meditation will be conducted at initial moderate intensity (41-50% heart rate reserve) 3 sets, 10 minutes per set and rest 3 minutes between set In phase 2 (week 7-12), the training intensity will be increased to ultimate moderate intensity (51-60% heart rate reserve) 3 sets, 15 minutes per set and rest 3 minutes between set. In both phases of the training, the frequency of Walking Meditation training is three times a week.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Exercise

Intervention Type OTHER

Walking meditation exercise program

No Walking meditation

keep regular activities, sedentary life style.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Exercise

Walking meditation exercise program

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

2. All participants will be planned to use Anthracyclines chemotherapy in next 1 month by oncologist.
3. All participants did not participate in any exercise training in the past 6 months
4. All participants are free from acute or chronic renal failure, Heart Failure, Myasthenia gravis, pregnancy and history of smoke.

Exclusion Criteria

1\. Participants will be excluded if they dropped out or completed less than 80% of the training schedule.
Minimum Eligible Age

35 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

70 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Chulalongkorn University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Assoc. Prof. Dr.Daroonwan Suksom

Faculty of sports science

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Faculty of Sports Science, Chulalongkorn University

Pathum Wan, Bangkok, Thailand

Site Status

Countries

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Thailand

References

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Siripanya S, Parinyanitikul N, Tanaka H, Suksom D. Home-Based Buddhist Walking Meditation Mitigates Cardiotoxicity of Anthracycline Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Integr Complement Med. 2023 Sep;29(9):562-573. doi: 10.1089/jicm.2022.0778. Epub 2023 Apr 10.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 37036793 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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SPSC-5

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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