NCT03114501Active, not recruiting
Dyadic Yoga Intervention for Patient With Head and Neck Cancer Undergoing Radiotherapy and Their Family Caregivers
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 6 Oct 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
Objectives: Primary Aim: Examine the feasibility of a dyadic yoga program in 40 Head and Neck Cancer (HNC) patients undergoing radiotherapy (RT) and their family caregivers. Secondary Aims: 1\. Establish the initial efficacy of the yoga program in patients and their caregivers regarding quality of life (QOL) outcomes (i.e., fatigue, sleep disturbance, depressive symptoms, and overall QOL) and objective performance outcomes (i.e, sit to stand test and grip strength).
- Status (registry)
- Active, not recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 236 (actual)
- First submitted
- 11 Apr 2017
- Start date
- 11 Apr 2017
- Primary completion date
- 30 Apr 2027
- Lead sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
- Diseases
- Head and neck cancer
- NCT number
- NCT03114501
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 236
- From 11 Apr 2017 to the primary completion date, 30 Apr 2027
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Prior treatment
- (Patients) regularly (self-defined) participated in a yoga practice in the year prior to diagnosis
Other
- (Patients) cognitive deficits that would impede the completion of self-report instruments as deemed by the clinical team
- (Patients and Caregivers) those who participate in phase 1 are ineligible to participate in phase 2
Who the study is looking for
- (Patients) Diagnosed with a primary HNC and going to receive at least 4 weeks of RT with at least 20 fractions
- (Patients) ECOG performance status of 2 or lower
- (Patients) having an informal family caregiver (spouse, romantic partner, adult child, or sibling) who is willing to participate. If patients do not have one consistent primary caregiver for the duration of the study, they may be accompanied to the yoga sessions by an alternate caregiver who meets eligibility criteria.
- (Patients) having a smart phone (phase 2 only)
- (Patients and Caregivers) must be (1) at least 18 years old
- (Patients and Caregivers) able to read and speak English
- (Patients and Caregivers) able to provide informed consent
Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Texas - MD Anderson Cancer Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Houston | United States | Unknown status |
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