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NCT06446999Completed

Yoga-Based Breathing Exercise, Colorectal Cancer Surgery

The Effect of Yoga-Based Breathing Exercise on Pain, Fatigue, Insomnia, and Self-Efficacy in Individuals Undergoing Colorectal Cancer Surgery-Randomized Controlled Study

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 4 Sept 2025

Brief summary (registry, in English)

This study was designed as a prospective, parallel two groups and randomized controlled study with an experimental-control group to evaluate the effect of yoga-based breathing exercise on pain, fatigue, insomnia and self-efficacy in individuals undergoing colorectal cancer surgery. The sample size of the study was conducted with 60 patients, 30 in the control group and 30 in the experimental group, according to the results of a similar study with the G\*Power 3.1., 9.7 program, with α = 0.05, 80% power and 0.648 effect, and taking into account possible losses. was planned. Research inclusion criteria; Patients who underwent colorectal cancer surgery for the first time were those who were 18 years of age or older, had a mobile phone suitable for downloading the yoga-based breathing exercise video, used the same type and dose of painkillers, and volunteered to participate in the study. "Personal Information Form", "VAS Pain Scale", "Brief Fatigue Inventory", "Richard Campbell Sleep Scale" and "Health Promotion Strategies Used by Patients Scale" will be used to collect data. Participants assigned to the experimental group will be provided with breathing exercises using a protocol containing Yoga-based breathing exercises. In order to conduct the research, approval will be obtained from KTO Karatay University Non-Drug and Medical Device Research Ethics Committee, ethics committee approval and permission will be obtained from the institution where the research will be conducted. Participation in the study is voluntary and written consent will be obtained from the participants. The data will be evaluated in the IBM SPSS Statistics Standard Concurrent User V 26 (IBM Corp., Armonk, New York, USA) statistical package program. A level of p\<0.05 will be considered statistically significant.

Status (registry)
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
80 (actual)
First submitted
11 May 2024
Start date
1 Jul 2023
Primary completion date
30 Jul 2024
Lead sponsor
KTO Karatay University
NCT number
NCT06446999

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional
  • Participants enrolled: 80
  • From 1 Jul 2023 to the primary completion date, 30 Jul 2024
  • 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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Other illness

  • Being diagnosed with a psychiatric disease,

Other

  • Using sleeping pills,
  • Having a physical disability in doing breathing exercises,
  • Having been doing yoga breathing exercises for the last six month

Who the study is looking for

  • Having colo-rectal surgery for the first time
  • Have a mobile phone suitable for downloading the yoga-based breathing exercise video,
  • Use the same type and dose of painkillers,
  • No communication barrier
  • Volunteer to participate in the study.

Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Accepts healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
KTO Karatay University
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KaratayTurkey (Türkiye)Unknown status

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