ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2015
Yoga for Health-Related Quality of Life in Adult Cancer: A Randomized Controlled Feasibility Study.
Article in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02309112 (Yoga for Health-related Quality of Life in Adult Cancer), which is not on this map. Cited by 15 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Yoga for Health-related Quality of Life in Adult Cancer: A Randomized Controlled Feasibility Trial
Who cites it
15 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 35 citations in OpenAlex.
- Women's experiences with yoga after a cancer diagnosis: a qualitative meta-synthesis-part I.Systematic reviews · 2023Pooled it
- Physical activity interventions for disease-related physical and mental health during and following treatment in people with non-advanced colorectal cancer.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020Pooled it
- A systematic review of yoga interventions as integrative treatment in breast cancer.Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology · 2016Pooled it
- 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
- The Effects of Laughter Yoga on Perceived Stress, Positive Psychological Capital, and Exercise Capacity in Lung Cancer Chemotherapy Patients: A Pilot Randomized Trial.Integrative cancer therapiesTrial
- Evaluating the Feasibility and Acceptability of a Community-Based, Co-Created Yoga Program for Women with Gynecologic Cancer: A Series N-of-1 Feasibility Study.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2025Article
- Co-creating a yoga program for women diagnosed with gynecologic cancer: a consensus study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024Article
- Exploring feasibility, perceptions of acceptability, and potential benefits of an 8-week yoga intervention delivered by videoconference for young adults affected by cancer: a single-arm hybrid effectiveness-implementation pilot study.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2023Article
- Awareness of Yoga for Supportive Care in Cancer: Implications for Dissemination.Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.) · 2019Article
- Yoga for symptom management in oncology: A review of the evidence base and future directions for research.Cancer · 2019Review
- A Feasibility Study of Restorative Yoga Versus Vigorous Yoga Intervention for Sedentary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Survivors.International journal of yoga therapy · 2018Article
- Review of yoga therapy during cancer treatment.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2017Review
- Psychosocial distress and its effects on the health-related quality of life of primary brain tumor patients.CNS oncology · 2016Review
- Fatigue in lung cancer patients: symptom burden and management of challenges.Lung Cancer (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2016Review
- Yoga into Cancer Care: A Review of the Evidence-based Research.International journal of yogaReview
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
An increase in patient-led uptake of complementary therapies in adult cancer has led to a need for more rigorous study of such interventions and their outcomes. This study therefore aimed to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a yoga intervention in men and women receiving conventional treatment for a cancer diagnosis. Prospective, mixed methods feasibility trial allocated participants to receive one of three yoga interventions over a four-week study period. Data collection was completed through online survey of QOL-CA/CS and customized surveys. Fifteen participants were included (11 female) undergoing treatment for breast, prostate, colorectal, brain, and blood and lung cancer. Two participants dropped out and complete qualitative and quantitative data sets were collected from 12 participants and four yoga instructors. Other outcome measures included implementation costs patient-reported preferences for yoga intervention and changes in QOL-CA/CS. Three types of yoga intervention were safely administered in adult cancer. Mixed methods, cost-efficiency, QOL-CA/CS, and evidence-based design of yoga intervention have been used to establish feasibility and patient-preferences for yoga delivery in adult caner. Results suggest that, with some methodological improvements, a large-scale randomized controlled trial is warranted to test the efficacy of yoga for male and female cancer patients. This trial is registered with Clinicaltrials.gov NCT02309112.
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