Effect of Eischens Yoga During Radiation Therapy on Prostate Cancer Patient Symptoms and Quality of Life: A Randomized Phase II Trial

Ben-Josef, Avital Mazar; Chen, Jerry; Wileyto, Paul; Doucette, Abigail; Bekelman, Justin E.; Christodouleas, John P.; Deville, Curtiland; Vapiwala, Neha

doi:10.1016/j.ijrobp.2017.03.043

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“…RCTs of yoga conducted during cancer treatment most commonly measured fatigue (n = 8), anxiety (n = 8), depression (n = 7), and QOL (n = 6). For QOL, 5 of 6 studies demonstrated favorable effects of yoga on global and domain‐specific (physical, emotional, social, and cognitive) measures, but studies also reported nonsignificant findings (global, social, role function, mental, functional, and physical). Consistent findings, albeit among only a few studies, included improved distress (n = 2), perceived stress (n = 3), and various biomarker levels (eg, proinflammatory cytokines, cortisol; n = 4).…”

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Yoga for symptom management in oncology: A review of the evidence base and future directions for research

Danhauer

Addington

Cohen

et al. 2019

Cancer

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Because yoga is increasingly recognized as a complementary approach to cancer symptom management, patients/survivors and providers need to understand its potential benefits and limitations both during and after treatment. The authors reviewed randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of yoga conducted at these points in the cancer continuum (N = 29; n = 13 during treatment, n = 12 post‐treatment, and n = 4 with mixed samples). Findings both during and after treatment demonstrated the efficacy of yoga to improve overall quality of life (QOL), with improvement in subdomains of QOL varying across studies. Fatigue was the most commonly measured outcome, and most RCTs conducted during or after cancer treatment reported improvements in fatigue. Results also suggested that yoga can improve stress/distress during treatment and post‐treatment disturbances in sleep and cognition. Several RCTs provided evidence that yoga may improve biomarkers of stress, inflammation, and immune function. Outcomes with limited or mixed findings (eg, anxiety, depression, pain, cancer‐specific symptoms, such as lymphedema) and positive psychological outcomes (such as benefit‐finding and life satisfaction) warrant further study. Important future directions for yoga research in oncology include: enrolling participants with cancer types other than breast, standardizing self‐report assessments, increasing the use of active control groups and objective measures, and addressing the heterogeneity of yoga interventions, which vary in type, key components (movement, meditation, breathing), dose, and delivery mode.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

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Yoga for symptom management in oncology: A review of the evidence base and future directions for research

Danhauer

Addington

Cohen

et al. 2019

Cancer

118

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“…Regarding self‐care methods for IMRT‐associated urinary symptoms, previous studies have reported that Kegel exercises and yoga can improve QoL in patients with prostate cancer undergoing IMRT . However, no information was acquired regarding Kegel exercises and yoga in the present study.…”

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Lower urinary tract symptoms in patients with prostate cancer under and after intensity‐modulated radiation therapy

Hayama

Doi

Hasegawa

et al. 2018

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“…There are a limited number of structured exercise interventional studies that have included assessments of sexual function in prostate cancer populations. The available evidence is limited to men who were either actively on radiation therapy [32,33] or ADT [34] throughout the study period, or who had completed active treatment prior to study initiation [35,36] (Table 1). Sexual function has been assessed in these studies using questionnaires shown to have good clinical validity and reliability [50][51][52], such as the simplified International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF-5), European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Prostate Cancer-specific Module (EORTC QLQ-PR25) and Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite (EPIC-26).…”

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The Interplay between Vascular Function and Sexual Health in Prostate Cancer: The Potential Benefits of Exercise Training

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Prostate cancer and its associated treatments can cause significant and lasting morbidities, such as cardiovascular and sexual dysfunctions. Various interventions have attempted to prevent or mitigate these dysfunctions. This review summarises the available evidence on the effects of exercise training on markers of cardiovascular disease (as assessed via vascular health outcomes) and sexual health in this prevalent cancer population. Current studies predominantly report blood pressure outcomes as a marker of vascular health, as well as various questionnaires assessing sexual health parameters, in men on active treatment (i.e., hormone or radiation therapies) or post-treatment. Preliminary evidence suggests that exercise interventions may elicit improvements in sexual function, but not blood pressure, in these populations. Future studies in more advanced and varied prostate cancer populations (i.e., those on chemotherapies or immunotherapies, or undergoing active surveillance) are required to ascertain the duration, intensity and frequency of exercise that optimises the effects of exercise training on cardiovascular and sexual dysfunctions (and their relationship) in men during and following treatment for prostate cancer.

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Effect of Eischens Yoga During Radiation Therapy on Prostate Cancer Patient Symptoms and Quality of Life: A Randomized Phase II Trial

Cited by 45 publications

References 36 publications

Yoga for symptom management in oncology: A review of the evidence base and future directions for research

Yoga for symptom management in oncology: A review of the evidence base and future directions for research

Lower urinary tract symptoms in patients with prostate cancer under and after intensity‐modulated radiation therapy

The Interplay between Vascular Function and Sexual Health in Prostate Cancer: The Potential Benefits of Exercise Training

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