NCT04441827 is a NA clinical trial of breathing exercise in Breast Cancer, sponsored by KTO Karatay University.

Who is sponsoring NCT04441827?

NCT04441827 is sponsored by KTO Karatay University.

What drugs are being tested in NCT04441827?

Interventions in NCT04441827: breathing exercise.

What condition does NCT04441827 study?

NCT04441827 studies Breast Cancer, Fatigue, Insomnia.

Is NCT04441827 still recruiting?

NCT04441827 is currently completed. Last updated 22 June 2020.

Last reviewed 2020-06-22 · How we verify

NCT04441827

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Creator: Drug Landscape
Published: 2026-01-01
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Using Pranayama and Deep Breathing Exercises to Reduce Cancer-Related Fatigue and Insomnia During Radiotherapy

Completed NA Last updated 22 June 2020

What this trial tests

NA trial testing breathing exercise in Breast Cancer in 60 participants. Completed in 31 January 2019.

Timeline

1 June 2017

Primary endpoint
15 May 2018

31 January 2019

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	KTO Karatay University
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	single
Primary purpose	supportive care
Enrollment	60
Start date	1 June 2017
Primary completion	15 May 2018
Estimated completion	31 January 2019
Sites	1 location across Turkey (Türkiye)

Drugs / interventions tested

breathing exercise

Conditions studied

Breast Cancer — all drugs for Breast Cancer →
Fatigue — all drugs for Fatigue →
Insomnia — all drugs for Insomnia →

Sponsor

KTO Karatay University

Who can join

18 and older, female only, with Breast Cancer or Fatigue. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

The study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of pranayama and deep breathing exercise in reducing fatigue and insomnia in patients receiving radiotherapy due to breast cancer. The randomized controlled interventional study was carried out with 60 patients divided into the pranayama (20), deep breathing exercise (20) and control group (20). Data were collected with the Piper Fatigue Scale (PFS), the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and the Visual Analog Scale (VAS).

Publications & conference data

2 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

Deep breathing exercise at work: Potential applications and impact.
Tavoian D, Craighead DH. · · 2023 · cited 10× · PMID 36711016 · DOI 10.3389/fphys.2023.1040091
Yoga for fatigue in people with cancer.
Messer S, Oeser A, Wagner C, Wender A, et al · · 2025 · cited 2× · PMID 40421669 · DOI 10.1002/14651858.cd015520

Verify or expand the search:

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Verify against primary sources

ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
WHO ICTRP — international registry index
EU Clinical Trials Register
Sponsor press releases (Google)

Data sources for this page

Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04441827 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
Drug + disease cross-links: matched in real time against Drug Landscape's normalised drug + company + condition tables
Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by KTO Karatay University
Last refreshed: 22 June 2020

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