Impact of Yoga As Complementary Therapy in Patients Undergoing Radical Prostatectomy
Prostate Cancer
About this trial
This is an interventional supportive care trial for Prostate Cancer focused on measuring Prostatectomy, Yoga therapy, Health related quality of life
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Men between the age of 30 to 80
- Has been diagnosed with localized prostate cancer (i.e. pathologically and/or radiographically confirmed)
- Is scheduled to undergo radical prostatectomy (i.e. robot-assisted or open-approach)
- Has no other active primary malignancy aside from prostate cancer
- Currently not practicing yoga as a form of exercise and/or meditation
- Does not have uncontrolled pain
- Does not have neurological or musculoskeletal co-morbidity inhibiting exercise
- Has never been diagnosed by health care professionals to have absolute contraindications to exercise testing
- Willing to be randomized to either standard care or intervention group
- Willing to participate in yoga therapy for twelve weeks if randomized to intervention group
- Willing to undergo phlebotomy
- Able and willing to provide informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Men under the age of 30 or over the age of 80
- Has NOT been diagnosed with localized prostate cancer (i.e. pathologically and/or radiographically confirmed)
- Is NOT scheduled to undergo radical prostatectomy (i.e. robot-assisted or open-approach)
- Has other active primary malignancy aside from prostate cancer
- Currently practicing yoga as a form of exercise and/or meditation
- Has uncontrolled pain
- Has neurological or musculoskeletal co-morbidity inhibiting exercise
- Has been diagnosed with psychotic, addictive, and major cognitive disorders
- Has been diagnosed by health care professionals to have absolute contraindications to exercise testing Unwilling to be randomized to either standard care or intervention group
- Unwilling to participate in yoga therapy for twelve weeks if randomized to intervention group
- Unwilling to undergo phlebotomy
- Unable and unwilling to provide informed consent
Sites / Locations
- University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
No Intervention
Active Comparator
Standard Care
Yoga therapy group
Those assigned to the standard care group will follow the routine pre- and post-operative care for patients whose undergoing radical prostatectomy.
Those assigned to the yoga therapy group will be asked to participate in yoga session three times in a week for 6 weeks prior to the scheduled surgery and then re-initiated 3 weeks after the surgery for another 6 weeks. Each session will be approximately 60 - 75 minutes. These yoga session will be held at Nydia's Yoga Therapy Studio, located in San Antonio, TX, under the guidance of certified yoga instructor, Dr. Nydia Tijerina Darby, PT, DPT, MS, who's the owner of the studio and co-investigator of this study. The yoga exercise will be tailored to patient's comfort level.