1. Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - Breast Cancer (FACT-B) (Time Frame - Date of inclusion (baseline), after 8 weeks): Assessing full scale, range 0-40, higher score meaning a better outcome
Secondary outcome:
1. Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - Breast Cancer (FACT-B) (Time Frame - Date of inclusion (baseline), after 8 weeks, after 16 weeks): Assessing full scale, range 0-40, higher score meaning a better outcome
2. Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy: Fatigue (FACIT-F) (Time Frame - Date of inclusion (baseline), after 8 weeks, after 16 weeks): Assessing full scale, range 0-52, higher score meaning a better outcom
3. Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) (Time Frame - Date of inclusion (baseline), after 8 weeks, after 16 weeks): Assessing full scale, range 0-40, lower score meaning a better outcome
4. Flourishing Scale (FS-D) (Time Frame - Date of inclusion (baseline), after 8 weeks, after 16 weeks): Assessing full scale, range 8-56, higher score meaning a better outcome
5. Self-Compassion Scale (SCS-D) (Time Frame - Date of inclusion (baseline), after 8 weeks, after 16 weeks): Mean score of 12 items, range 1-5, higher score meaning a better outcome
6. Self-Efficacy Scale (ASKU) (Time Frame - Date of inclusion (baseline), after 8 weeks, after 16 weeks): Mean score of 3 items, range 1-5, higher score meaning a better outcome
7. Sociodemographic measures (Time Frame - Date of inclusion (baseline)): Age, education level, personal income, household income, employment status, job description, marital status, household members, days of sick leave past 3 months
8. Behavioral questions: cigarettes (Time Frame - Date of inclusion (baseline), after 8 weeks, after 16 weeks): Number of cigarettes on average per day in the last month
9. Behavioral questions: alcohol (Time Frame - Date of inclusion (baseline), after 8 weeks, after 16 weeks): Number of alcoholic beverages on average per week in the last month
10. Expectation question (Time Frame - Date of inclusion (baseline)): expectation of effectiveness of the intervention on a 5-point likert scale, how they expect to handle the intervention on a 5-point likert scale, higher score meaning better outcome
11. Behavioural question (Time Frame - Date of inclusion (baseline), after 8 weeks, after 16 weeks): diet
12. Behavioural question 2 (Time Frame - Date of inclusion (baseline)): Practice of other mindfulness practices besides Yoga
13. Behavioural question 3 (Time Frame - Date of inclusion (baseline)): Yoga styles were practiced before
14. Behavioural question 4 (Time Frame - Date of inclusion (baseline)): If and how often yoga is practiced regularly
15. Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - General (FACT-G) (Time Frame - Date of inclusion (baseline), after 8 weeks, after 16 weeks): Assessing full scale, range 0-108, higher score meaning a better outcome
16. Yama/Niyama Questionnaire - YaNiQ (Time Frame - Date of inclusion (baseline), after 8 weeks, after 16 weeks): Assessing full scale, range 0-100, higher score meaning a better outcome
17. Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) (Time Frame - Date of inclusion (baseline), after 8 weeks, after 16 weeks): Assessing full scale, range 0-42, lower score meaning a better outcome
Experimental: Iyengar yoga Intervention group 1 receives an Iyengar yoga intervention in a group setting, based on the internationally renowned yoga school of B.K.S. Iyengar, which in the context of this study primarily includes physical and relaxation exercises.
Experimental: Meditative yoga Intervention group 2 receives an Integrative yoga intervention including physical and meditation exercises as well as ideologically neutral explanations of the ethical aspects of Yoga.
No Intervention: Waitlist Control Group Group 3 consists of a waitlist control group. Participants will be offered the opportunity to attend a yoga intervention after 4 months. The patients in this waiting list control group are allowed to choose the yoga course after 4 months.
Iyengar Yoga: Iyengar Yoga focuses on the correct alignment of the body while practicing the physical exercises of yoga. Props are used to support the body in finding the right alignment. Relaxation is also part of this intervention. Participiants receive 1x90 min guided yoga class per week for 8 weeks and are encouraged to continue their practice at home daily for at least 30 minutes.
Meditative Yoga: Meditative Yoga in the context of this study means practicing the physical exercises of yoga as well as meditation. Additionally, each week one of the yamas/niyamas, which are ethical principles to live by in the Yoga philosophy, will be presented at the beginning of each class and will form the theme of the class. Participants receive 1x90 min guided yoga class per week for 8 weeks and are encouraged to continue their practice at home daily for at least 30 minutes.
Quelle: ClinicalTrials.gov
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