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Reference: 6434

Study Title:

Effect of Yoga on Weight and Fatigue in Breast Cancer Patients Study (Yoga Study)
Study Description:

The purpose of this study is to test the effects of participation in a yoga program on quality of life, fatigue, and weight change in women who have recently finished treatment for breast cancer.

Only some women who have had breast cancer in the past will be eligible to participate in this study. Participants will be asked to attend yoga instruction once a week for 6 months. These supervised, instructor-led yoga sessions will take place at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in the South Lake Union neighborhood of Seattle.

Participants will also be asked to practice on their own an additional four days per week, for a total of five days per week of yoga practice.

During the study, participants will have blood draws at two time points, and will be asked to complete questionnaires about their health and quality of life at three time points.

Eligibility Criteria:

• Women between the ages of 21 and 75 years old
• Completed primary treatment for Stage I-IIIa breast cancer (for example, surgery, chemotherapy, or radiation) at least 3 months ago
• Current tamoxifen or aromatase inhibitor use is allowed
• Body mass index (weight adjusted for height) greater than or equal to 25 or, for Asian or Asian-Americans, a body mass greater than or equal to 23
• Not planning to move from the Seattle area in the next 16 months
Exclusions (conditions that would prevent a volunteer from participating in this study):

• A regular practice of yoga in the past 6 months
• A heart attack or stroke in the last 6 months
• Current use of medications that would effect study outcomes
• Pregnancy, or plans to become pregnant in the next 16 months
• Plans to participate in another organized weight loss or exercise program in the next 16 months
• Diabetes
Location:

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Seattle, WA
Principal Investigator:

Anne McTiernan, MD, PhD
School of Public Health and Community Medicine
For further information about this study, please contact:

The Yoga Study
206-667-6818

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I hope this helps.

I am not eligible because I have been doing Yoga for about a year.

Sharon