Can yoga ease cancer Treatment's toll on patients and families?
NCT ID NCT03948100
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a yoga program designed for both patients and their family caregivers can improve physical function, fatigue, sleep, mood, and quality of life. It includes 400 people with lung or esophageal cancer who are getting radiation therapy, plus their caregivers. Participants are randomly assigned to either yoga sessions or educational sessions, and researchers track their progress over several months.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- yoga and educational sessions
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, drug-free way to help cancer patients and their caregivers feel better physically and emotionally during treatment.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage behavioral study, not a treatment for cancer itself. Results may vary, and benefits might be modest or not apply to everyone.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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M D Anderson Cancer Center
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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