Trial reportPsycho-oncology2015
Yoga and self-reported cognitive problems in breast cancer survivors: a randomized controlled trial.
Trial report in Psycho-oncology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05180656 (The Impact of a Remotely-Delivered Yoga Intervention on Cognitive Function in Breast Cancer Survivors), which is not on this map. Cited by 76 papers, 12 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The Impact of a Remotely-Delivered Yoga Intervention on Cognitive Function in Breast Cancer Survivors: A Feasibility Study
Who cites it
76 citing papers in PubMed, 12 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 141 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effect of exercise interventions on cognitive function in breast cancer patients and survivors: a systematic review with meta-analysis.Breast cancer (Tokyo, Japan) · 2025Pooled it
- No effects were found in favor of Hatha or Iyengar yoga exercises for improving cancer-related fatigue, depression symptoms, or quality of life: a systematic review with meta-analysis and metaregression.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023Pooled it
- Effective non-pharmacological interventions for cancer related cognitive impairment in adults (excluding central nervous system or head and neck cancer): systematic review and meta-analysis.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine · 2022Pooled it
- Effects of Yoga-Based Interventions on Cancer-Associated Cognitive Decline: a Systematic Review.Current oncology reports · 2020Pooled it
- The Effect of Exercise on Cancer-Related Cognitive Impairment and Applications for Physical Therapy: Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.Physical therapy · 2020Pooled it
- Psychostimulants for cancer-related cognitive impairment in adult cancer survivors: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2019Pooled it
- Physical activity for women with breast cancer after adjuvant therapy.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018Pooled it
- Clinical practice guidelines on the evidence-based use of integrative therapies during and after breast cancer treatment.CA: a cancer journal for clinicians · 2017Guideline
- Effect of exercise on cognitive function in chronic disease patients: a meta-analysis and systematic review of randomized controlled trials.Clinical interventions in aging · 2017Pooled it
- A systematic review of yoga interventions as integrative treatment in breast cancer.Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology · 2016Pooled it
- Non-pharmacological interventions for cognitive impairment due to systemic cancer treatment.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2016Pooled it
- Effects of Exercise Interventions and Physical Activity Behavior on Cancer Related Cognitive Impairments: A Systematic Review.BioMed research international · 2016Pooled it
- The effect of 12 sessions of lymphatic massage and Pilates exercise on the executive functions of breast cancer survivors.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Trial
- Experiences of Home-Based Participation in a Digitally Distributed Yoga Intervention in Breast Cancer Rehabilitation: Qualitative Content Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Trial
- Prefrontal oxygenation and working memory in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus following integrated yoga: a randomized controlled trial.Acta diabetologica · 2023Trial
- Effects of Baduanjin exercise on cognitive function and cancer-related symptoms in women with breast cancer receiving chemotherapy: a randomized controlled trial.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2022Trial
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- Online Couple-Based Meditation Intervention for Patients With Primary or Metastatic Brain Tumors and Their Partners: Results of a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of pain and symptom management · 2020Trial
- Using a cultural dance program to increase sustainable physical activity for breast cancer survivors-A pilot study.Complementary therapies in medicine · 2019Trial
- Acute aerobic exercise effects on cognitive function in breast cancer survivors: a randomized crossover trial.BMC cancer · 2019Trial
16 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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12 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectivesCancer survivors often report cognitive problems. Furthermore, decreases in physical activity typically occur over the course of cancer treatment. Although physical activity benefits cognitive function in noncancer populations, evidence linking physical activity to cognitive function in cancer survivors is limited. In our recent randomized controlled trial, breast cancer survivors who received a yoga intervention had lower fatigue and inflammation following the trial compared with a wait list control group. This secondary analysis of the parent trial addressed yoga's impact on cognitive complaints.
methodsPosttreatment stage 0-IIIA breast cancer survivors (n = 200) were randomized to a 12-week, twice-weekly Hatha yoga intervention or a wait list control group. Participants reported cognitive complaints using the Breast Cancer Prevention Trial Cognitive Problems Scale at baseline, immediately postintervention, and 3-month follow-up.
resultsCognitive complaints did not differ significantly between groups immediately postintervention (p = 0.250). However, at 3-month follow-up, yoga participants' Breast Cancer Prevention Trial Cognitive Problems Scale scores were an average of 23% lower than wait list participants' scores (p = 0.003). These group differences in cognitive complaints remained after controlling for psychological distress, fatigue, and sleep quality. Consistent with the primary results, those who practiced yoga more frequently reported significantly fewer cognitive problems at 3-month follow-up than those who practiced less frequently (p < 0.001).
conclusionsThese findings suggest that yoga can effectively reduce breast cancer survivors' cognitive complaints and prompt further research on mind-body and physical activity interventions for improving cancer-related cognitive problems.
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