| Titel: | Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial of Yoga in Overweight and Obese Breast Cancer Survivors: Effects on Quality of Life and Anthropometric Measures |
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| Autor: | Littman, A. J. Bertram, L. C. Ceballos, R. Ulrich, C. M. Ramaprasad, J. Mcgregor, B. Mctiernan, A. |
| Mediengruppe: | journal article |
| Herausgeber: | --- |
| Zeitschrift: | Supportive Care in Cancer |
| Jahr: | 2012 |
| Band: | 20 |
| Heft: | 2 |
| Seiten: | 267-277 |
| Sprache: | English |
| Abstract: | To obtain estimates of time to recruit the study sample, retention, facility-based class attendance and home practice for a study of yoga in breast cancer survivors, and its efficacy on fatigue, quality of life (QOL), and weight change.; Sixty-three post-treatment stages 0-III borderline overweight and obese (body mass index a parts per thousand yen24 kg/m(2)) breast cancer survivors were randomly assigned to a 6-month, facility- and home-based viniyoga intervention (n = 32) or a waitlist control group (n = 31). The yoga goal was five practices per week. Primary outcome measures were changes in QOL, fatigue, and weight from baseline to 6 months. Secondary outcomes included changes in waist and hip circumference.; It took 12 months to complete recruitment. Participants attended a mean of 19.6 classes and practiced at home a mean of 55.8 times during the 6-month period. At follow-up, 90% of participants completed questionnaires and 87% completed anthropometric measurements. QOL and fatigue improved to a greater extent among women in the yoga group relative to women in the control group, although no differences were statistically significant. Waist circumference decreased 3.1 cm (95% CI, -5.7 and -0.4) more among women in the yoga compared with the control group, with no difference in weight change.; This study provides important information regarding recruitment, retention, and practice levels achieved during a 6-month, intensive yoga intervention in overweight and obese breast cancer survivors. Yoga may help decrease waist circumference and improve quality of life; future studies are needed to confirm these results. |