Yoga Program for Improving the Quality of Life in Couples Coping With Cancer

Study summary

This clinical trial seeks to learn if a yoga program can improve physical performance, quality of life and symptom burden in cancer patients who are undergoing radiation therapy, and their partners. Taking part in yoga or stretching sessions may lower distress, improve quality of life, and/or may improve sleep and fatigue for cancer patients and their caregivers.

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Key things to know

Main goalSupportive Care

This describes the study’s primary purpose.

What is being studiedBest Practice and Quality-of-Life Assessment

Plus 2 other study approaches.

Who it may be forEsophageal Carcinoma · Lung Carcinoma

These are broad labels—not an eligibility decision.

Checked against the public recordLast updated Jul 16, 2026 · Source: ClinicalTrials.gov

Is enrollment open?Active Not Recruiting

The study is underway but is not accepting new participants.

What kind of study?Not applicable

Interventional

Where is it offered?1 U.S. location

Locations may change over time.

Who runs it?M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Study sponsor

Study overview

What this study is about

Purpose: Supportive Care
Study type: Interventional
Phase: Not applicable
Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Interventions being studied: Other: Best Practice; Procedure: Quality-of-Life Assessment; Other: Questionnaire Administration; Procedure: Yoga

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How this study is categorized

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Treatment approach

Radiation therapy→

Study topics

Survivorship and quality of life→

Public criteria

Who may be able to participate

The sponsor separates these requirements into two groups. You do not need to interpret them alone—use them to guide a conversation with the study team.

Requirements people may need to meetInclusion criteria

PATIENTS ONLY: Diagnosed with a lung cancer, head and neck cancer, or esophageal cancer to receive at least 25 fractions over 5 weeks of radiation therapy (RT)
PATIENTS ONLY: Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of =\< 2
PATIENTS ONLY: Having a spouse or cohabitating partner (same or opposite sex) willing to participate
PATIENTS AND PARTNERS: Must be at least 18 years old
PATIENTS AND PARTNERS: Must be able to read and speak English
PATIENTS AND PARTNERS: Must be able to provide informed consent

Reasons someone may not be able to joinExclusion criteria

PATIENTS ONLY: Who have regularly (self-defined) participated in a mind-body practice or exercise program in the year prior to diagnosis

Important: This is the sponsor’s public criteria, not a determination of eligibility. The study team must review your individual situation.

Study sites

U.S. locations

M D Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, Texas

Source and freshness
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