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Evaluation of the Efficacy of a Physical Therapy-yoga-patient Educational Program for Breast Cancer Patients With Pain Due to Hormonal Therapy Treatment.
Led by Institut du Cancer de Montpellier - Val d'Aurelle · Updated on 2026-02-05
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Participants Needed
7
Research Sites
389 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
As much as 50% of patients treated with hormonotherapy (HT) for breast cancer (BC) suffer from osteoarticular pain during treatment. Secondary effects have become a real issue because of their consequences on the patients' quality of life, but also on treatment efficacy and survival when they induce dose reduction or premature withdrawal of treatment. Additional medicines (acupuncture, hypnosis, yoga) have become more and more popular these last years. 48 to 80% of patients with BC eventually choose them. A review comparing efficacy of various therapies to decrease osteoarticular pain concludes to a highest efficacy of anti-inflammatory treatments, paracetamol and yoga. It thus appears innovative to complete this care with a patient educational project (PEP) in postural yoga instructed by a trained physical therapist, which will enable patients to practice yoga postures at home by themselves. The investigators conducted a pilot study "SKYPE" with 24 algic patients treated with HT after BC, whose results are very promising. The investigators now propose in the continuity of the pilot study a multicenter randomized controlled study comparing the efficacy of SKYPE care on pain reduction, an educative care combining physical therapy and yoga, to a control group in patients treated with HT for a BC with osteoarticular and/or musculoskeletal pain. Furthermore, in order to examine whether yoga interventions may influence inflammation through their effects on the level of a wide range of pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines (30), the investigators will Change in circulating cytokines' level between baseline level (T0) and post-treatment level (T2) in both groups will be analyzed and if so correlation will be established.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Evaluation of the Efficacy of a Physical Therapy-yoga-patient Educational Program for Breast Cancer Patients With Pain Due to Hormonal Therapy Treatment.
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Age 18 years or older
- Diagnosed with non-metastatic breast cancer
- Currently receiving hormone therapy with no changes in treatment during the 30 days before joining
- Experiencing osteoarticular and/or musculoskeletal pain rated 4 or higher on the Numeric Pain Rating Scale
- Completed previous treatments (surgery, chemotherapy, or radiotherapy) at least 2 months before joining
- Provided informed consent
- Affiliated with a social security system
You will not qualify if you...
- Having chronic rheumatologic pain requiring specific care
- Practicing yoga regularly in the 3 months before joining
- Having medical reasons or conditions preventing physical activity
- Being unable to attend regular follow-up due to psychological, family, social, or geographic reasons
- Being pregnant or breastfeeding
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 7 locations
1
CH Libourne
Libourne, Aquitaine, France, 33500
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2
Icm Val D'Aurelle
Montpellier, Herault, France, 34298
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3
CHU Nîmes
Nîmes, Herault, France, 30029
Actively Recruiting
4
Insitut de Cancérologie de Lorraine
Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle,, France, 54519
Actively Recruiting
5
Institut Bergonié
Bordeaux, New Aquitaine, France, 33076
Actively Recruiting
6
Institut du sein Basque
Tosse, New Aquitaine, France, 40230
Actively Recruiting
7
Institut de Cancérologie de l'Ouest
Angers, Pays de la Loire Region, France, 49055
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
M
Moussion Aurore
CONTACT
E
Emmanuelle Texier
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Number of Arms
2
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