• Mohamad Baydoun, Debra L Barton, Mark Peterson, Lauren P Wallner, Moira A Visovatti, Cynthia Arslanian-Engoren, and Sung Won Choi.
• School of Nursing, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA; Department of Oncology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada. Electronic address: mohamad.baydoun@ucalgary.ca.
• J Pain Symptom Manage. 2020 Mar 1; 59 (3): 702-708.

ContextCancer-related fatigue (CRF) is one of the most common symptoms experienced by cancer patients after hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT). Yoga is an approach with supportive evidence to improve CRF in different cancer populations, but to our knowledge, it has not been tested in an adult HCT population.ObjectivesThe aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of a yoga intervention offered to adult HCT survivors with moderate-to-severe CRF.MethodsThis feasibility study used a single-arm, pretest-posttest design. Adult HCT survivors were enrolled in a six-week restorative yoga intervention that consisted of a one-hour once-weekly class with twice-weekly home practice using a DVD.ResultsTwenty participants (13 women and seven men) enrolled in this study with a mean age of 51 years (SD = 12.5). The sample consisted of 19 allogeneic HCT survivors, seven of whom had a history of acute graft-vs.-host disease (GVHD), six with active, extensive chronic GVHD, and one autologous HCT survivor. The accrual acceptance rate was 23.2% (20/86 HCT survivors) and retention rate was 60% (12/20). Overall adherence was 45.4%. No adverse events were reported.ConclusionThe results of this study suggest that a restorative yoga intervention in adult HCT survivors is safe and feasible. The incidence of GVHD may have impacted adherence. Strategies to improve accrual acceptance, retention, and adherence are needed.Copyright © 2019 American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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