Status:

TERMINATED

Yoga Therapy in Treating Patients With Malignant Brain Tumors

Lead Sponsor:

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Conditions:

Adult Anaplastic Astrocytoma

Adult Anaplastic Ependymoma

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This clinical trial studies yoga therapy in treating patients with malignant brain tumors. Yoga therapy may improve the quality of life of patients with brain tumors

Detailed Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To estimate the participation rate, accrual, adherence, and retention to a yoga trial in patients with malignant brain tumors. SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. To obtain estimates of...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Signed protocol specific informed consent Are diagnosed with a Malignant Brain Tumor (Grades II-IV) Able to start the on-site yoga intervention within 1 week of first radiation treatment Are physically able to attend the intervention classes (Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group \[ECOG\] performance status rating 0-2) Able to understand written and spoken English Have no medical contraindications reported by the attending physician

Exclusion

  • Have practiced yoga on a regular basis (at least once a week) within the past 4 weeks to recruit participants who are not already regularly practicing yoga; given that the benefits of yoga are likely more immediate than long-term, however, we will enroll participants who have previously had a yoga practice

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 2010

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

9 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01234805

Start Date

December 1 2010

End Date

September 1 2012

Last Update

July 3 2018

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Comprehensive Cancer Center of Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27157