Trial reportBreast cancer research and treatment2015
The effect of YOCAS©® yoga for musculoskeletal symptoms among breast cancer survivors on hormonal therapy.
Trial report in Breast cancer research and treatment, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 42 papers, 12 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
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Feasibility Study of the "SKYPE" Educational Project in Patients With Breast Cancer Treated With Hormonotherapy
A Randomized, Open-labelled, Controlled Trial Evaluating the Efficacy of a Physical Therapy-yoga-patient Educational Program for Breast Cancer Patients With Pain Due to Hormonal Therapy Treatment.
Who cites it
42 citing papers in PubMed, 12 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 84 citations in OpenAlex.
- Yoga for fatigue in people with cancer.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025Pooled it
- Physical activity and pain in people with cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024Pooled it
- The role of exercise for pain management in adults living with and beyond cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023Pooled it
- Are mind-body therapies effective for relieving cancer-related pain in adults? A systematic review and meta-analysis.Psycho-oncology · 2022Pooled it
- Systematic Review for the Medical Applications of Meditation in Randomized Controlled Trials.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- The Effects of Pharmacological and Non-Pharmacological Interventions on Symptom Management and Quality of Life among Breast Cancer Survivors Undergoing Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
- The effect of exercise on aromatase inhibitor-induced musculoskeletal symptoms in breast cancer survivors :a systematic review and meta-analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2020Pooled it
- Exercise therapies for preventing or treating aromatase inhibitor-induced musculoskeletal symptoms in early breast cancer.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020Pooled it
- Physical activity for women with breast cancer after adjuvant therapy.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018Pooled it
- Risk factors of pain in breast cancer survivors: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2017Pooled it
- Yoga for improving health-related quality of life, mental health and cancer-related symptoms in women diagnosed with breast cancer.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
- A systematic review of yoga interventions as integrative treatment in breast cancer.Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology · 2016Pooled it
- Yoga intervention on the fatigue-pain-sleep disturbance symptom cluster for breast cancer patients receiving adjuvant chemotherapy: a pilot randomized controlled trial.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2026Trial
- The Effect of Yoga on Cancer-Related Fatigue and Quality of Life Among Racially and Ethnically Diverse Cancer Survivors: A Secondary Data Analysis.Journal of integrative and complementary medicine · 2025Trial
- The effect of YOCAS©® yoga on cancer-related fatigue and quality of life in older (60+) vs. younger (≤ 59) cancer survivors: Secondary analysis of a nationwide, multicenter, phase 3 randomized controlled trial.Journal of geriatric oncology · 2024Trial
- Effect of Yoga and Mediational Influence of Fatigue on Walking, Physical Activity, and Quality of Life Among Cancer Survivors.Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network : JNCCN · 2023Trial
- Complementary and alternative medicine and musculoskeletal pain in the first year of adjuvant aromatase inhibitor treatment in early breast cancer patients.Breast (Edinburgh, Scotland) · 2020Trial
- Effect of neuromuscular taping on musculoskeletal disorders secondary to the use of aromatase inhibitors in breast cancer survivors: a pragmatic randomised clinical trial.BMC complementary and alternative medicine · 2018Trial
- Importance of Patient Education for At-home Yoga Practice in Women With Hormonal Therapy-induced Pain During Adjuvant Breast Cancer Treatment: A Feasibility Study.Integrative cancer therapiesTrial
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11 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Up to 50% of breast cancer survivors on aromatase inhibitor therapy report musculoskeletal symptoms such as joint and muscle pain, significantly impacting treatment adherence and discontinuation rates. We conducted a secondary data analysis of a nationwide, multi-site, phase II/III randomized, controlled, clinical trial examining the efficacy of yoga for improving musculoskeletal symptoms among breast cancer survivors currently receiving hormone therapy (aromatase inhibitors [AI] or tamoxifen [TAM]). Breast cancer survivors currently receiving AI (N = 95) or TAM (N = 72) with no participation in yoga during the previous 3 months were randomized into 2 arms: (1) standard care monitoring and (2) standard care plus the 4-week yoga intervention (2x/week; 75 min/session) and included in this analysis. The yoga intervention utilized the UR Yoga for Cancer Survivors (YOCAS©(®)) program consisting of breathing exercises, 18 gentle Hatha and restorative yoga postures, and meditation. Musculoskeletal symptoms were assessed pre- and post-intervention. At baseline, AI users reported higher levels of general pain, muscle aches, and total physical discomfort than TAM users (all P ≤ 0.05). Among all breast cancer survivors on hormonal therapy, participants in the yoga group demonstrated greater reductions in musculoskeletal symptoms such as general pain, muscle aches and total physical discomfort from pre- to post-intervention than the control group (all P ≤ 0.05). The severity of musculoskeletal symptoms was higher for AI users compared to TAM users. Among breast cancer survivors on hormone therapy, the brief community-based YOCAS©® intervention significantly reduced general pain, muscle aches, and physical discomfort.
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