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ArticleSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2021

Yoga effectively reduces fatigue and symptoms of depression in patients with different types of cancer.

Teresa Zetzl, Agnes Renner, Andre Pittig, Elisabeth Jentschke, Carmen Roch, Birgitt van Oorschot

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Article in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06118853 (Impact of Yoga and Gentle Massage Practices on Symptom Management in Patients Undergoing Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation at the Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein), which is not on this map. Cited by 27 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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27citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT06118853 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

Impact of Yoga and Gentle Massage Practices on Symptom Management in Patients Undergoing Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation at the Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein

TypeinterventionalSponsorHospital Israelita Albert EinsteinRan2023 to 2025Enrolled35ConditionsHematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Bone Marrow TransplantationArmsyoga or gentle massage plus standard treatment for HSCT
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

27 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 46 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Yoga for fatigue in people with cancer.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025
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  2. Effectiveness of exercise training on cancer-related fatigue in colorectal cancer survivors: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2022
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  3. Qualitative similarities and distinctions between participants' experiences with a yoga intervention and an attention control.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023
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  5. Yoga therapy to reduce fatigue in cancer: effects of reminder e-mails and long-term efficacy.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2021
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  12. Yoga as a Fatigue Intervention for Children Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing.Perspectives of the ASHA special interest groups · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Teresa ZetzlInterdisciplinary Center, Palliative Medicine, University Hospital Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Str. 11, B1, 97080, Würzburg, Germany. Zetzl_T@ukw.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6326-0702
Agnes RennerInterdisciplinary Center, Palliative Medicine, University Hospital Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Str. 11, B1, 97080, Würzburg, Germany.
Andre PittigDepartment of Psychology (Biological Psychology, Clinical Psychology, and Psychotherapy), University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
Elisabeth JentschkeInterdisciplinary Center, Palliative Medicine, University Hospital Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Str. 11, B1, 97080, Würzburg, Germany.
Carmen RochInterdisciplinary Center, Palliative Medicine, University Hospital Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Str. 11, B1, 97080, Würzburg, Germany.
Birgitt van OorschotInterdisciplinary Center, Palliative Medicine, University Hospital Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Str. 11, B1, 97080, Würzburg, Germany.
Universitätsklinikum Würzburg · DEUniversity of Würzburg · DE

Funding

Deutsche Krebshilfe No.: 70112812Deutsche Krebshilfe No: 70112812
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeExamine the effects of an 8-week yoga therapy on fatigue in patients with different types of cancer.

methodsA total of 173 cancer patients suffering from mild to severe fatigue were randomly allocated to yoga intervention (n = 84) (IG) versus waitlist control group (CG) (n = 88). Yoga therapy consisted of eight weekly sessions with 60 min each. The primary outcome was self-reported fatigue symptoms. Secondary outcomes were symptoms of depression and quality of life (QoL). Data were assessed using questionnaires before (T0) and after yoga therapy for IG versus waiting period for CG (T1).

resultsA stronger reduction of general fatigue (P = .033), physical fatigue (P = .048), and depression (P < .001) as well as a stronger increase in QoL (P = .002) was found for patients who attended 7 or 8 sessions compared with controls. Within the yoga group, both higher attendance rate and lower T0-fatigue were significant predictors of lower T1-fatigue (P ≤ .001). Exploratory results revealed that women with breast cancer report a higher reduction of fatigue than women with other types of cancer (P = .016) after yoga therapy.

conclusionThe findings support the assumption that yoga therapy is useful to reduce cancer-related fatigue, especially for the physical aspects of fatigue. Women with breast cancer seem to benefit most, and higher attendance rate results in greater reduction of fatigue.

trial registrationGerman Clinical Trials Register DRKS00016034.

Indexed as

DepressionFatigueFemaleHumansMaleMeditationMiddle AgedNeoplasmsQuality of LifeYogaComplementary alternative medicineDepressionFatigueMind-body interventionQuality of lifeYoga

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PMID33026490
PMCPMC8062403
OpenAlexW3092568518

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