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Yoga Group for Lung Cancer

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Kathrin Milbury, PHD, MA
Research Sponsored by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Patients with lung or esophageal cancer stages I through IIIB who are going to receive at least 5 weeks of daily thoracic radiation therapy with or without chemotherapy in the Department of Radiation Oncology at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center (MDACC) and have an eligible and consenting family caregiver living with the patient while he/she receives treatment (i.e., adult child, sibling, parent).
Patients and caregivers must both be at least 18 years old and able to give informed consent.
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 6 weeks
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial is testing a yoga program to see if it improves quality of life for cancer patients and their caregivers.

Eligible Conditions
  • Lung Cancer

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~6 weeks
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 6 weeks for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Feasibility of Couple-Based Yoga (VKC) in Lung Cancer Patients and Caregivers

Trial Design

3Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Yoga GroupExperimental Treatment3 Interventions
Couple-Based Hatha Yoga Program: 5-6 weeks of a yoga program, three sessions per week (up to 15 sessions) during radiation treatment. At fifth session, CD given for practicing yoga at home. 10 questionnaires completed before first radiation treatment, each week during radiation, 5 questionnaires halfway through radiation treatment schedule. at radiation treatment completion, and again 3 months later. Saliva samples to measure the level of cortisol collected at baseline visit, at end of treatment, and 3 months after radiation therapy. 6-minute walk test performed at baseline, at the end of radiation therapy, and 3 months after radiation therapy.
Group II: Wait-List Control GroupExperimental Treatment2 Interventions
10 questionnaires completed before first radiation treatment, each week during radiation, 5 questionnaires halfway through radiation treatment schedule, at radiation treatment completion, and again 3 months later. Saliva samples to measure the level of cortisol collected at baseline visit, at end of treatment, and 3 months after radiation therapy. 6-minute walk test performed at baseline, at the end of radiation therapy, and 3 months after radiation therapy. Participants given the option to take part in the couple-based Hatha Yoga program (off study) after they finish their last questionnaire packet.
Group III: CaregiversExperimental Treatment2 Interventions
Yoga Group - Caregivers: 5-6 weeks of yoga during patient's radiation treatment. At fifth session, caregiver given CD for practicing yoga at home. During each week of patient's radiation, caregiver completes questionnaire about their feelings about yoga sessions. 10 questionnaires completed before patient's first radiation treatment, each week during radiation, 5 halfway through radiation, at radiation completion, and again 3 months later. Saliva samples collected at baseline visit, at end of treatment, and 3 months after patient's radiation therapy. Waitlist-Control Group - Caregivers: 10 questionnaires completed before patient's first radiation treatment, each week during radiation, 5 halfway through radiation. at radiation completion, and again 3 months later. Saliva samples collected at baseline visit, at end of treatment, and 3 months after radiation therapy. Caregivers given option to take part in yoga program after they finish their last questionnaire packet.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Hatha Yoga
2019
N/A
~340
Questionnaires
2013
Completed Phase 2
~3030

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Who is running the clinical trial?

M.D. Anderson Cancer CenterLead Sponsor
2,958 Previous Clinical Trials
1,798,385 Total Patients Enrolled
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)NIH
827 Previous Clinical Trials
668,680 Total Patients Enrolled
Kathrin Milbury, PHD, MAPrincipal InvestigatorM.D. Anderson Cancer Center
3 Previous Clinical Trials
691 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Are there vacancies for participants in this experiment?

"According to clinicaltrials.gov, this study is currently not enrolling patients - it was initially posted on the 29th of September 2014 and last updated on October 11 2022. Despite this, there are 1631 other trials actively seeking participants at present."

Answered by AI
~6 spots leftby Mar 2025