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Yoga for Adolescent and Young Adult Non-Curative Cancer Patients

NCT01901237 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 5

Last updated 2017-07-13

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Adolescents and young adults who are living with cancer are not benefiting from the same age-appropriate physical and psychosocial care, as are children and older adults. As a result, their unique needs often go unmet or unaddressed. Studies have demonstrated that a lack of age-appropriate care may be responsible for a deceased quality of life. Studies have also shown that physical activity is able to reduce many of the negative side-effects linked to cancer and its treatment (e.g., nausea, vomiting, fatigue). A light form of physical activity that is both safe and manageable for cancer patients is yoga. The purpose of this study is to examine the achievability and safety of a light 7-week home/hospice-based Hatha yoga program (available on DVD) in the adolescent and young adult non-curative cancer population. This study will also examine the ability of yoga to reduce cancer related side effects.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Hatha Yoga

This is a 7-week home/hospice-based instructive Hatha yoga program (available on DVD) for adolescent and young adults diagnosed with a non-curative cancer. Participants will be asked to complete a minimum of one, 75-minute yoga session per week. The DVD package includes four discs that increase in difficulty over the course of the 7-week program. The DVD focuses on postures and breathing exercises. Participants will be asked to keep track of the number and duration of yoga sessions completed over the 7-week period.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Dalhousie University

    collaborator OTHER

  • IWK Health Centre

    collaborator OTHER

  • Nova Scotia Health Authority

    collaborator OTHER

  • Rob Rutledge

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Rob Rutledge, MD, FRCPC · Capital District Health Authority, Halifax, Canada

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
15 Years
Max Age
39 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-09-30
Primary Completion
2017-06-13
Completion
2017-06-13

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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