The Effects Of Yoga On Quality Of Life Among A Population Of Ovarian/ Fallopian Tube/ Primary Peritoneal Cancer Patients Receiving Chemotherapy: A Feasibility Study
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Ovarian Cancer, Cancer |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Oncology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - Any |
| Updated: | 11/23/2013 |
| Start Date: | November 2012 |
| End Date: | November 2014 |
THE EFFECTS OF YOGA ON QUALITY OF LIFE AMONG A POPULATION OF OVARIAN/ FALLOPIAN TUBE/ PRIMARY PERITONEAL CANCER PATIENTS RECEIVING CHEMOTHERAPY: A FEASIBILITY STUDY
This is a pilot study to establish the feasibility of an eight-week yoga intervention and to
estimate the effect size on QoL in female patients with ovarian, fallopian tube and primary
peritoneal malignancies receiving chemotherapy for the treatment of primary or recurrent
cancer.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Histologically confirmed diagnosis of epithelial ovarian/fallopian tube/primary
peritoneal cancer
- Participant must be age 18 or older
- Participants must be 6 weeks post-surgery
- Participant must be currently receiving chemotherapy or beginning a regimen within
the next four weeks
- Participant must be willing to attend the intervention sessions
- All subjects must have given signed, informed consent prior to registration in the
study.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Participant has practiced yoga more than 4 times in the last year
- Participant has a surgical procedure scheduled during the 8 weeks that they would be
part of the intervention
- Participant has an ECOG performance status less than or equal to two
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