The feasibility and benefits of a 12-week yoga intervention for pediatric cancer out-patients

Wurz, Amanda; Viña, Carolina Chamorro; Guilcher, Gregory M.T.; Schulte, Fiona; Culos‐Reed, S. Nicole

doi:10.1002/pbc.25096

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“…Only four single-arm pilot studies have been published in pediatric oncology [32-35]. Participants included a mean of 10 children with heterogeneous cancer diagnoses.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Participants included a mean of 10 children with heterogeneous cancer diagnoses. All studies included parents/caregivers as yoga participants [32-34] and/or proxy respondents [32-33, 35]. …”

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confidence: 99%

“…Dose varied from a single 45-minute session to 8-24, 60-minute sessions, with 1 to 3 sessions per week, spread over 3-12 weeks. Three interventions were implemented as group classes [33-35]; one study did not specify delivery format [32]. None reported whether they provided instructions for home practice.…”

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Review of yoga therapy during cancer treatment

Danhauer

Addington

Sohl

et al. 2017

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Purpose Reviews of yoga research that distinguish results of trials conducted during (versus after) cancer treatment are needed to guide future research and clinical practice. We therefore conducted a review of non-randomized studies and randomized controlled trials of yoga interventions for children and adults undergoing treatment for any cancer type. Methods Studies were identified via research databases and reference lists. Inclusion criteria: (1) children or adults undergoing cancer treatment; (2) intervention stated as yoga or component of yoga; and (3) publication in English in peer-reviewed journals through October 2015. Exclusion criteria: (1) samples receiving hormone therapy only; (2) interventions involving only meditation; and (3) yoga delivered within broader cancer recovery or mindfulness-based stress reduction programs. Results Results of non-randomized (adult: n=8, pediatric: n=4) and randomized controlled trials (adult: n=13, pediatric: n=0) conducted during cancer treatment are summarized separately by age group. Findings most consistently support improvement in psychological outcomes (e.g., depression, distress, anxiety). Several studies also found that yoga enhanced quality of life, though further investigation is needed to clarify domain-specific efficacy (e.g., physical, social, cancer-specific). Regarding physical and biomedical outcomes, evidence increasingly suggests that yoga ameliorates sleep and fatigue; additional research is needed to advance preliminary findings for other treatment sequelae and stress/immunity biomarkers. Conclusions Among adults undergoing cancer treatment, evidence supports recommending yoga for improving psychological outcomes, with potential for also improving physical symptoms. Evidence is insufficient to evaluate the efficacy of yoga in pediatric oncology. We describe suggestions for strengthening yoga research methodology to inform clinical practice guidelines.

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“…Only four single-arm pilot studies have been published in pediatric oncology [32-35]. Participants included a mean of 10 children with heterogeneous cancer diagnoses.…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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“…After the six week program the children had a significant decrease in anxiety scores. In the other recent study on pediatric cancer the recruitment, retention and attendance rates were good for a 12 week yoga program (two times per week) [118]. The children showed an increase in quality of life, functional mobility, hamstring flexibility and physical activity levels at the end of the program.…”

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confidence: 93%

Yoga research review

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2016

Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice

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“…After examination of the titles and the abstracts, 138 studies met the inclusion criteria - 28 single armed trials [Table 1][32333435363738394041424344454647484950515253545556575859] and 110 randomized and nonrandomized controlled trials: 18 from 1996 to 2008 [Table 2],[606162636465666768697071727374757677] 34 from 2009 to 2012 [Table 3],[78798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111] and 58 from 2013 to 2016 [Table 4]. [112113114115116117118119…”

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Yoga into Cancer Care

Agarwal

Maroko-Afek

2018

International Journal of Yoga

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To cope with cancer and its treatment-related side effects and toxicities, people are increasingly using complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). Consequently, integrative oncology, which combines conventional therapies and evidence-based CAM practices, is an emerging discipline in cancer care. The use of yoga as a CAM is proving to be beneficial and increasingly gaining popularity. An electronic database search (PubMed), through December 15, 2016, revealed 138 relevant clinical trials (single-armed, nonrandomized, and randomized controlled trials) on the use of yoga in cancer patients. A total of 10,660 cancer patients from 20 countries were recruited in these studies. Regardless of some methodological deficiencies, most of the studies reported that yoga improved the physical and psychological symptoms, quality of life, and markers of immunity of the patients, providing a strong support for yoga's integration into conventional cancer care. This review article presents the published clinical research on the prevalence of yoga's use in cancer patients so that oncologists, researchers, and the patients are aware of the evidence supporting the use of this relatively safe modality in cancer care.

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The feasibility and benefits of a 12-week yoga intervention for pediatric cancer out-patients

Cited by 58 publications

References 44 publications

Review of yoga therapy during cancer treatment

Review of yoga therapy during cancer treatment

Yoga research review

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