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Trial reportSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2019

Feasibility of a mindful yoga program for women with metastatic breast cancer: results of a randomized pilot study.

Laura S Porter, James W Carson, Maren Olsen, Kimberly M Carson, Linda Sanders, Lee Jones, Kelly Westbrook, Francis J Keefe

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers, 11 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

29 citing papers in PubMed, 11 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. Yoga for fatigue in people with cancer.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025
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  5. 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 · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Laura S PorterDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Box 90399, Durham, NC, 27708, USA. laura.porter@duke.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2962-2378
James W CarsonDepartment of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd., Portland, OR, 97239, USA.
Maren OlsenCenter for Health Services Research in Primary Care, Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NC, 27705, USA.
Kimberly M CarsonDepartment of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd., Portland, OR, 97239, USA.
Linda SandersDepartment of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Box 2628, Durham, NC, 27710, USA.
Lee JonesMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1250 First Avenue, New York, NY, 10065, and Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
Kelly WestbrookDepartment of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Box 3459, Durham, NC, 27710, USA.
Francis J KeefeDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Box 90399, Durham, NC, 27708, USA.

Funding

X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHYP30CA008748 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RES · PI Hongbiao Carl Lekaye · 1985 to 2026
$347.4M
Yoga-based symptom management for metastatic breast cancerR01AT007572 · NCCIH · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI PORTER, LAURA S · 2013 to 2016
$2.1M
NCCIH NIH HHS R01 AT007572NCI NIH HHS P30 CA008748
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposePatients with metastatic breast cancer (MBC) experience high levels of symptoms. Yoga interventions have shown promise for improving cancer symptoms but have rarely been tested in patients with advanced disease. This study examined the acceptability of a comprehensive yoga program for MBC and the feasibility of conducting a randomized trial testing the intervention.

methodsSixty-three women with MBC were randomized with a 2:1 allocation to yoga or a support group comparison condition. Both interventions involved eight weekly group sessions. Feasibility was quantified using rates of accrual, attrition, and session attendance. Acceptability was assessed with a standardized self-report measure. Pain, fatigue, sleep quality, psychological distress, mindfulness, and functional capacity were assessed at baseline, post-intervention, and 3 and 6 months post-intervention.

resultsWe met goals for accrual and retention, with 50% of eligible patients enrolled and 87% of randomized participants completing post-intervention surveys. Sixty-five percent of women in the yoga condition and 90% in the support group attended ≥ 4 sessions. Eighty percent of participants in the yoga condition and 65% in the support group indicated that they were highly satisfied with the intervention. Following treatment, women in the yoga intervention had modest improvements in some outcomes; however, overall symptom levels were low for women in both conditions.

conclusionsFindings suggest that the yoga intervention content was highly acceptable to patients with MBC, but that there are challenges to implementing an intervention involving eight group-based in-person sessions. Alternative modes of delivery may be necessary to reach patients most in need of intervention.

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AdultBreast NeoplasmsFemaleHumansMiddle AgedMindfulnessNeoplasm MetastasisPilot ProjectsQuality of LifeYogaMetastatic breast cancerRandomized trialSymptom managementYoga

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PMID30877596
PMCPMC6745290

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