Yoga Program for Lung Cancer Patients and Caregivers
Lung Cancer
About this trial
This is an interventional supportive care trial for Lung Cancer focused on measuring Lung cancer, Hatha Yoga, Questionnaires, Surveys, Walk Test, Caregiver
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients with lung or esophageal cancer stages I through IIIB who are going to receive at least 5 weeks of daily thoracic radiation therapy with or without chemotherapy in the Department of Radiation Oncology at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center (MDACC) and have an eligible and consenting family caregiver living with the patient while he/she receives treatment (i.e., adult child, sibling, parent).
- Patients and caregivers must both be at least 18 years old and able to give informed consent.
- Patients and caregivers must be able to read, write, and speak English.
- Patient and caregiver must be willing to be videotaped.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients and caregivers who are not oriented to time, place, and person.
- Patients who have regularly practiced yoga in the year prior to recruitment.
- Patients who have an ECOG performance status score greater than 2 at time of recruitment.
Sites / Locations
- University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Experimental
Experimental
Experimental
Yoga Group
Wait-List Control Group
Caregivers
Couple-Based Hatha Yoga Program: 5-6 weeks of a yoga program, three sessions per week (up to 15 sessions) during radiation treatment. At fifth session, CD given for practicing yoga at home. 10 questionnaires completed before first radiation treatment, each week during radiation, 5 questionnaires halfway through radiation treatment schedule. at radiation treatment completion, and again 3 months later. Saliva samples to measure the level of cortisol collected at baseline visit, at end of treatment, and 3 months after radiation therapy. 6-minute walk test performed at baseline, at the end of radiation therapy, and 3 months after radiation therapy.
10 questionnaires completed before first radiation treatment, each week during radiation, 5 questionnaires halfway through radiation treatment schedule, at radiation treatment completion, and again 3 months later. Saliva samples to measure the level of cortisol collected at baseline visit, at end of treatment, and 3 months after radiation therapy. 6-minute walk test performed at baseline, at the end of radiation therapy, and 3 months after radiation therapy. Participants given the option to take part in the couple-based Hatha Yoga program (off study) after they finish their last questionnaire packet.
Yoga Group - Caregivers: 5-6 weeks of yoga during patient's radiation treatment. At fifth session, caregiver given CD for practicing yoga at home. During each week of patient's radiation, caregiver completes questionnaire about their feelings about yoga sessions. 10 questionnaires completed before patient's first radiation treatment, each week during radiation, 5 halfway through radiation, at radiation completion, and again 3 months later. Saliva samples collected at baseline visit, at end of treatment, and 3 months after patient's radiation therapy. Waitlist-Control Group - Caregivers: 10 questionnaires completed before patient's first radiation treatment, each week during radiation, 5 halfway through radiation. at radiation completion, and again 3 months later. Saliva samples collected at baseline visit, at end of treatment, and 3 months after radiation therapy. Caregivers given option to take part in yoga program after they finish their last questionnaire packet.