Effects of Yoga on Children With Cancer

NCT ID: NCT06651918

Last Updated: 2024-10-22

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 20 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2025-01-31
• Study Completion Date: 2025-12-31

Brief Summary

This study was planned as a randomized controlled experimental study with a pre-test-post-test design to determine the effect of yoga practice accompanied by a specialist yoga instructor on fatigue, quality of life and symptom control in children diagnosed with cancer between the ages of 8-12.The main questions it aims to answer are:

1. Does yoga practice applied to children diagnosed with cancer reduce fatigue in children?

2. Does yoga practice applied to children diagnosed with cancer affect their quality of life?

3. Does yoga practice applied to children diagnosed with cancer affect the symptoms experienced by children?

Before and after yoga practice, children diagnosed with cancer will answer survey and scale questions about fatigue, quality of life and symptoms.

Detailed Description

Cancer is among the major health problems all over the world. Every year, 400 000 children are diagnosed with cancer all over the world and 3500 children are diagnosed with cancer every year in our country. It is estimated that the number of children diagnosed with cancer will increase exponentially every year. In addition to this increase in the incidence of childhood cancers, developments in medicine and technology in recent years have enabled the life expectancy of children diagnosed with cancer to extend. However, cancer and its treatment cause physiological and psychosocial problems that can negatively affect the lives of children diagnosed with cancer. Symptoms such as pain, fatigue, sleep problems, nausea/vomiting, loss of appetite, physical activity intolerance, stress/anxiety are common in children with cancer, depending on the disease and its treatment, and they negatively affect the quality of life of children In order to reduce the negative effects of symptoms caused by cancer and its treatment, it is important to separately evaluate and address the quality of life of children diagnosed with cancer and factors such as sleep, fatigue, stress and physical activity, which constitute the quality of life components. It is recommended to use complementary treatment methods, including mind-body practices, to improve the quality of life of children diagnosed with cancer and to reduce the symptoms and effects that may occur. Complementary treatment methods include massage, acupuncture, breathing exercises, relaxation techniques, laughter therapies and yoga. Children's yoga, which has been used in children with cancer in recent years, is defined as physical activity that provides strength, balance and movement in children, as well as activities that increase awareness through breathing work. It has been determined that yoga activity has positive effects on the physiological and psychological measurements and quality of life of children with cancer.

The fact that yoga activity can be done in any area without the need for any materials provides an advantage for children diagnosed with cancer. The play and activity needs of children with cancer who are isolated due to cancer and its treatment must be met under safe conditions. Children's yoga, performed with simple and fun movements in the hospital room, can increase the activity of the child with cancer and meet the need for play and activity. It may also help the child diagnosed with cancer to shift the focus away from the disease and the negative effects that the disease may have caused. Improving the quality of life of children diagnosed with cancer, reducing/controlling the symptoms caused by cancer or its treatment, and planning and implementing new coping methods are among the main goals of pediatric oncology nurses. Although there are studies on the effects of yoga practice on children with cancer in the literature review, there are limited studies on this subject in our country. In line with all these, this research was planned as a randomized controlled experimental study to determine the effect of yoga practice on the symptoms, fatigue and quality of life experienced by children diagnosed with cancer.

Conditions

Pediatric Cancer

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: SCREENING
• Blinding Strategy: DOUBLE

Study Groups

yoga practise

For the experimental study, the researcher will contact the participants to be included in the study and the intervention (yoga group) and control groups will be randomly created. The participants will be informed about the study by the researcher and their voluntary consent will be obtained. The researcher will provide information about the Identifying Characteristics Form for Children Diagnosed with Cancer and Their Families, the Quality of Life Scale for Children (PedsQL) and the Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale to be used in the study. The survey and scales will be applied to each participant individually one day before yoga. Then, the Yoga Group will be applied 3 sessions per week, 3 weeks in a row, each session will be 30 minutes. The researcher will repeat the survey and scale questions that he asked the participants before they started yoga at the end of the 3 weeks.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

yoga practise

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

For the experimental study, the researcher will contact the participants to be included in the study and the intervention (yoga group) and control groups will be randomly created. The participants will be informed about the study by the researcher and their voluntary consent will be obtained. The researcher will provide information about the Identifying Characteristics Form for Children Diagnosed with Cancer and Their Families, the Quality of Life Scale for Children (PedsQL) and the Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale to be used in the study. The survey and scales will be applied to each participant individually one day before yoga. Then, the Yoga Group will be applied 3 sessions per week, 3 weeks in a row, each session will be 30 minutes. The researcher will repeat the survey and scale questions that he asked the participants before they started yoga at the end of the 3 weeks.

survey group

No intervention will be made to the children in this group, only survey and scale questions will be applied.

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

yoga practise

For the experimental study, the researcher will contact the participants to be included in the study and the intervention (yoga group) and control groups will be randomly created. The participants will be informed about the study by the researcher and their voluntary consent will be obtained. The researcher will provide information about the Identifying Characteristics Form for Children Diagnosed with Cancer and Their Families, the Quality of Life Scale for Children (PedsQL) and the Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale to be used in the study. The survey and scales will be applied to each participant individually one day before yoga. Then, the Yoga Group will be applied 3 sessions per week, 3 weeks in a row, each session will be 30 minutes. The researcher will repeat the survey and scale questions that he asked the participants before they started yoga at the end of the 3 weeks.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• The participant must be between the ages of 8-12,
• He/she must not have a chronic or genetic disease other than cancer,
• He/she must not have a physical, mental or neurological disability,
• The participant must have a mother who is at least a primary school graduate,
• The participant must be able to speak and understand Turkish,
• Both the participant and his/her parents must be open to communication and cooperation,
• Participants will be included in the study if both the participant and his/her parents agree to participate in the study voluntarily and give verbal and written consent.

Exclusion Criteria

• Participants who do not want to participate in the study or who want to leave the study, who have communication difficulties, and who have solid tumors (Osteosarcoma, Ewing sarcoma, etc.) that prevent them from doing yoga will be excluded from the study.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 8 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 12 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

TC Erciyes University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Eda Kalayci

pediatrıc nurse

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Emine Erdem, Prof.

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

TC Erciyes University

Central Contacts

Eda Kalaycı, phd student

Role: CONTACT

eda_kalayci937@hotmail.com

+0905349538932

Other Identifiers

ErciyesEKalayci38

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id