Can yoga ease cervical cancer treatment? small trial aims to find out
NCT ID NCT04622670
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 17, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether yoga therapy can improve physical and emotional well-being in people with cervical cancer undergoing chemotherapy and radiation. About 40 participants with stage IB2 to IIIB cervical cancer will attend yoga classes or receive a DVD. The main goal is to see if the program is practical and acceptable, not yet to prove it works.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Yoga therapy (exercise, meditation, breathing techniques)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that yoga helps cervical cancer patients feel better during treatment.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small early study (40 people) testing if the program is feasible, not whether it works. Results may not apply to all patients.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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40 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2020
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Score of =\< 2 on Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance scale * Able to speak English * Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) stage IB2 through IIIB biopsy-proven CxCa (adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and adenosquamous) with plan to undergo curative outpatient CRT at main campus MD Anderson Cancer Center Exclusion Criteria: * Medically documented restrictions at enrollment that could interfere with participation in the yoga interventions (i.e. uncontrolled vaginal bleeding) * Medical illness that would prevent administration of full-dose chemotherapy * Concurrent diagnosis of a second cancer * Prior hysterectomy * Neuroendocrine histology * Patients who are pregnant * It is standard procedure to administer a pregnancy test before the start of CRT. Patients are deemed not pregnant by virtue of urine pregnancy test (UPT) or testing of the blood. Due to radiation and the nature of the disease, a patient becoming pregnant while on study is highly unlikely. In the event a patient were to get pregnant, they would be removed from study because their radiation therapy (RT) might be stopped or fetus would be terminated, which might influence other parameters that are being measured * Patients with major psychiatric diagnoses (e.g., schizophrenia, bipolar disorder) * Patients with extreme mobility issues, and * Patients who have had a regular yoga practice (at least one time a month) in past 6 months prior to study enrollment or who are currently engaged in a regular mind-body practice
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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M D Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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