Journal of pain and symptom management
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Jun 2024
Randomized Controlled TrialDyadic Yoga for Head and Neck Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemoradiation and their Family Caregivers.
Concurrent chemoradiation to treat head and neck cancer (HNC) may result in debilitating toxicities. Targeted exercise such as yoga therapy may buffer against treatment-related sequelae; thus, this pilot RCT examined the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a yoga intervention. Because family caregivers report low caregiving efficacy and elevated levels of distress, we included them in this trial as active study participants. ⋯ Yoga therapy appears to be a feasible, acceptable, and possibly efficacious behavioral supportive care strategy for HNC patients undergoing chemoradiation. A larger efficacy trial is warranted.