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SynthesisSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2012

Randomised controlled trials of yoga interventions for women with breast cancer: a systematic literature review.

H Harder, L Parlour, V Jenkins

Registry-linked trialAbstract readSystematic Review
PubMed Publisher
In one paragraph

Synthesis in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03575845 (The Effect of Yoga on Barriers to Occupational Engagement in African American Breast Cancer Survivors), which is not on this map. Cited by 44 papers, 10 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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44citing papers in PubMed, 10 pooled it
3.6field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT03575845 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2015, after this paper: background citation

The Effect of Yoga on Barriers to Occupational Engagement in African American Breast Cancer Survivors

TypeinterventionalSponsorMount Mary UniversityRan2015 to 2015Enrolled17ConditionsBreast Neoplasm FemaleArmsOccupational Therapy Informed Yoga
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

44 citing papers in PubMed, 10 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 97 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Meditative movement for breathlessness in advanced COPD or cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2023
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  4. Salute to the sun: a new dawn in yoga therapy for breast cancer.Journal of medical radiation sciences · 2017
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  5. A Systematic Review of Exercise Systematic Reviews in the Cancer Literature (2005-2017).PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation · 2017
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  7. Yoga for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2014
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  12. Feasibility of a mindful yoga program for women with metastatic breast cancer: results of a randomized pilot study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2019
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  18. Yoga's impact on inflammation, mood, and fatigue in breast cancer survivors: a randomized controlled trial.Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology · 2014
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

H HarderSussex Health Outcomes Research & Education in Cancer, Brighton & Sussex Medical School, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9RX, UK.
L Parlour
V Jenkins
University of Sussex · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeYoga is increasingly used as a complementary therapy to manage disease and treatment-related side effects in patients with cancer and has resulted in an increase in the number of studies exploring the effectiveness of yoga interventions. This systematic review examines whether yoga interventions provide any measurable benefit, both physically and psychologically, for women with breast cancer. The results will inform future research in this field and advance the development of yoga programmes.

methodsWe performed electronic searches of MEDLINE, PsychINFO, the Cochrane Library, Embase, CINAHL, AMED, Web of Science and Scopus for articles published up to June 2012. Only randomised controlled trials (RCTs) were included and methodological quality rating scores were determined using the PEDro (Physiotherapy Evidence Database) Scale.

resultsOne hundred thirty-two studies were identified through a systematic search of eight electronic databases. Only published manuscripts that employed a RCT design were included (n = 18). The sample sizes for these studies varied widely from 18 to 164 participants and the associated PEDro scores ranged from 1 (poor) to 8 (good). All 18 studies reported positive effects for treatment-related side effects in favour of the yoga interventions, with the greatest impact on global quality of life (QoL) scores and emotional well-being.

conclusionResults from the few RCTs suggest there is moderate to good evidence that yoga may be a useful practice for women recovering from breast cancer treatments. Large-scale RCTs using objective measures and patient-reported outcomes with long-term follow-up are needed to substantiate whether the benefits are true and sustainable.

Indexed as

YogaAffectBreast NeoplasmsFatigueFemaleHumansMind-Body TherapiesNauseaQuality of LifeRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicTreatment Outcome

Identifiers

PMID23052917
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