Yoga vs. nerve pain: could stretching replace pills for chemo side effects?

NCT ID NCT05121558

Ongoing Symptom relief Sponsor: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests whether yoga can reduce nerve pain caused by chemotherapy in cancer survivors. About 227 participants will either take yoga classes twice a week for 8 weeks, attend educational sessions, or receive standard care. Researchers will measure pain, balance, fall risk, and quality of life to see if yoga offers real relief.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: yoga
What this could lead to: If it works, yoga could become a standard, drug-free option to ease nerve pain and improve balance and quality of life for cancer survivors.
What could go wrong: This is a behavioral intervention, not a drug, so benefits may be modest. Results depend on participants sticking with the program, and the study is still ongoing.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

agnosia chemotherapy-induced neuropathy Chronic Pain chronic pain syndrome neuralgia neuropathy, painful Pain peripheral neuropathy

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

CHEMOTHERAPY-INDUCED PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY CHRONIC PAIN CIPN - CHEMOTHERAPY-INDUCED PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY NERVE PAIN NEUROPATHY NEUROPATHY, PAINFUL PAIN

Contacts and locations

Locations

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge (Limited Protocol Activities)

Basking Ridge, New Jersey, 07920, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (Limited Protocol Activities)

Montvale, New Jersey, 07645, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

New York, New York, 10065, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (Limited Protocol Activities)

Middletown, New Jersey, 07748, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau (Limited Protocol Activities)

Rockville Centre, New York, 11553, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Suffolk- Commack (Limited Protocol Activities)

Commack, New York, 11725, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester (Limited Protocol Activities)

Harrison, New York, 10604, United States

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