Effectiveness of pranayama on cancer-related fatigue in breast cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy: A randomized controlled trial

Chakrabarty, Jyothi; Vidyasagar,; Fernandes, Donald J; Joisa, Ganapathi; Varghese, Prabha; Mayya, Shreemathi S

doi:10.4103/0973-6131.146062

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“…Yoga interventions varied considerably in the components taught. With the exception of a single study focused only on yogic breathing, most studies conducted during treatment involved multicomponent protocols (ie, movement/postures, breathing, and meditation) based on several different yoga types (Anusara, Eischens, Iyengar, Tibetan, and Yoga in Daily Life [1 study each]; Bali [2 studies]; and Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana [5 studies]). Yoga typically was delivered in a group format, although individual instruction occurred in 1 study by design and in 2 studies because of patients’ schedules .…”

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“…Intervention adherence (class attendance or practice outside of class) and its reporting were inconsistent. Among studies that were conducted during treatment, several did not report or only partially reported adherence . Some studies reported the mean number of classes attended (eg, 5.5 of 8 possible classes) and mean hours of home practice (eg, 2.25 hours per week) .…”

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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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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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“…During oxidative stress, these protein thiols get oxidized, mainly by conversion to disulfide bonds in plasma. Thus protein thiols play a major role in free radical defenses [38,39].…”

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An Investigation of Antioxidant and Anti-inflammatory Activities from Blood Components of Crocodile (Crocodylus siamensis)

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Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities were found from Crocodylus siamensis (C. siamensis) blood. The 2,2'-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS) radical scavenging, nitric oxide scavenging, hydroxyl radical scavenging and linoleic peroxidation assays were used to investigate the antioxidant activities of the crocodile blood. Results show that crocodile blood components had antioxidant activity, especially hemoglobin (40.58 % nitric oxide radical inhibition), crude leukocyte extract (78 % linoleic peroxidation inhibition) and plasma (57.27 % hydroxyl radical inhibition). Additionally, the anti-inflammatory activity of the crocodile blood was studied using murine macrophage (RAW 264.7) as a model. The results show that hemoglobin, crude leukocyte extract and plasma were not toxic to RAW 264.7 cells. Also they showed anti-inflammatory activity by reduced nitric oxide (NO) and interleukin 6 (IL-6) productions from lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated cells. The NO inhibition percentages of hemoglobin, crude leukocyte extract and plasma were 31.9, 48.24 and 44.27 %, respectively. However, only crude leukocyte extract could inhibit IL-6 production. So, the results of this research directly indicate that hemoglobin, crude leukocyte extract and plasma of C. siamensis blood provide both antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities, which could be used as a supplementary agent in pharmaceutical products.

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“…Three of the studies (21.43 %) did not specify the type of yoga while in two cases (14.28 %) the experimental group focused only on breathing exercises or pranayama. [17][18][19][20][21] In the remaining three studies the yoga styles employed were Vyasa yoga, Anusara yoga23 and restorative yoga. [22][23][24] In most of the randomized controlled trials included in this review (71.43%, n=10) yoga was compared to a control group in which participants did not perform any exercise (i.e., waitlists or conventional health care).…”

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“…Out of the total of 255 initial records, 14 randomized controlled trials were included for review. [14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26]28 The list of excluded documents (n = 143), together with the exclusion reasons for each, can be found in Annex 1. 28.57 % (n = 4) they were receiving radiotherapy and in 21.43 % (n = 3) of cases they were under chemotherapy.…”

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Does yoga decrease cancer-related fatigue in women with breast cancer? Systematic review of randomized controlled trials

Morgan

2017

Int J Res Med Sci

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In its most recent report, the International Agency for Research on Cancer revealed that 1.7 million new cases human beings that year. The International Agency for Research on Cancer reported that 1.7 million new cases of breast cancer were diagnosed worldwide in 2012, which represented almost 12% of all cancer types diagnosed in human beings that year. The purpose of the study was to determine if the practice of yoga allows decreasing cancer-related fatigue in women diagnosed with breast cancer. Methodology of the study was taken from database search on Web of Science, Embase, Pubmed, and Cochrane Library, as well as manual reference registration. The eligibility criteria were: (a) randomized controlled trials; (b) measurement of fatigue as main or secondary outcome; (c) studies published until December 2016; (d) studies published in English, Spanish, French or Portuguese. The guidelines of the PRISMA statement were followed. Methodological quality of randomized controlled trials was evaluated with the PEDro scale. Out of the 255 registers found, 14 randomized controlled trials were included. In half of the studies no statistically significant differences were found between experimental and control groups. Only four studies included had a comparative group besides a control group. All studies included were of moderate or high methodological quality according to PEDro scale. Findings suggest that yoga may not be effective to decrease cancer-related fatigue in women diagnosed with breast cancer.

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Effectiveness of pranayama on cancer-related fatigue in breast cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy: A randomized controlled trial

Cited by 48 publications

References 15 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

An Investigation of Antioxidant and Anti-inflammatory Activities from Blood Components of Crocodile (Crocodylus siamensis)

Does yoga decrease cancer-related fatigue in women with breast cancer? Systematic review of randomized controlled trials

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