Feasibility and potential effects of breathing exercise for chronic pain management in breast cancer survivors: study protocol of a phase II randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Chronic pain is a common symptom significantly affecting the quality of life of breast cancer survivors. Despite the achievement of pharmacological interventions, the barriers associated with this approach such as inaccessibility, misuse and side effects drive research into effective non-pharmacological interventions to improve chronic pain management, quality of life, anxiety and depression. Breathing exercise (BE) can be a promising option, but research evidence is sparse. This pilot study aims to examine the feasibility and preliminary effect of using an evidence-based BE intervention for chronic pain management in breast cancer survivors.

Method and analysis

This study will be a two-parallel-arm, open-labelled, phase II randomised controlled trial with 1:1 a

SUBMITTER: Wang H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9756203 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature