Breast CancerNCT07702409
Tai-Chi Exercise Reduces Fatigue in Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy
A study testing Tai-chi and Daily Physical Activities in people with Breast Cancer and Breast Cancer and Rehabilitation, run by Chairul Huda at 1 site in Indonesia.
Trial summary
Tai-Chi Exercise Reduces Fatigue in Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy. The main question it aims to answer is: Does Tai-chi training reduce fatigue in breast cancer patients? Participants performed the exercise on the day agreed upon with the researcher. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 64 years, women only
- Conditions the study is for
- Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer and Rehabilitation
- What is being tested?
- Tai-chi and Daily Physical Activities
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 61 participants
- Where
- 1 siteIndonesia
- Study dates
- 20 Mar 2026to 15 Jun 2026
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 to 64 years
- Women only
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult
Who may be able to join
- The inclusion criteria for the study sample were conscious and cooperative patients (compos mentis), patients with a good condition, breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, aged 18-64 years, stage 0-III, having an electronic cell phone or laptop, and willing to participate.
Who cannot join
- The exclusion criteria in this study were patients with mental illness or severe cognitive impairment.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
Indonesia1 site
Dharmais Cancer Hospital
Jakarta, Jakarta Special Capital Region, 11420
About this study
Tai-Chi Exercise Reduces Fatigue in Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy.
The main question it aims to answer is: Does Tai-chi training reduce fatigue in breast cancer patients? Participants performed the exercise on the day agreed upon with the researcher. All participants were given routine care, and leaflets related to chemotherapy, psychological aspects of cancer patients, nutrition, and management of cancer symptoms. While respondents in the intervention group received 5 times Tai-Chi practice interventions in a week for 3 weeks with a duration of 30 minutes of each practice, using 18 forms of Tai-Chi shibashi adapted from Yang's style. Before the Tai-Chi intervention is implemented, standard training was given once to each respondent by an experienced Tai-Chi master, as well as video tutorials for independent practice at home demonstrated by the Tai-Chi master.
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During the three weeks of practicing Tai-Chi at home, each respondent was asked to fill out a logbook for each exercise, and fill out a fatigue questionnaire every three days, while the control group was asked to fill out their daily physical activities reports on the logbook. The researcher invited the intervention group respondents to the WhatsApp Group to remind the participants to practice the Tai-Chi exercise at home every day, evaluate side effects during exercise and fill out a fatigue questionnaire in the logbook. The researcher also invited control group respondents to the WhatsApp Group to remind participants to fill in their daily physical activities and fill out fatigue questionnaires in the logbook.
Research respondents who met the inclusion criteria were randomized by research assistants using block randomization with sorted random tables, the order of randomization was kept by research assistants who were not directly involved in the study. After the respondents who met the requirements were identified and completed the pre-test, the researcher contacted the research assistant to place the respondents in the intervention or control group according to a pre-determined randomization sequence. Due to the observable nature of Tai-Chi practice, the lack of a sham comparison group, and the pre-test and post-test measurements reported by the respondents, blindness could not be performed on the respondents. Data collection and follow-up is carried out every 3 days via chat or telephone. Based on the initial sample count, there were 23 respondents in each group (n = 46), and to cover the possibility of 25% drop-out respondents, the correction for the sample size of this study was 61 respondents, 31 respondents in the intervention group, 30 respondents in the control.
Read the detailed description
The research process was guided by the CONSORT Statement for RCTs. The process involved registration, allocation, follow-up, and analysis. The recruitment process began with a feasibility assessment for potential respondents. This process was carried out when the patient conducted a phase 2 rehabilitation evaluation. Researchers initially reviewed patient data through medical records, reviewing ID, color code, age, gender, medical history, patient condition, and location of residence. Patients' communication skills were assessed during the evaluation.
This study used a randomized clinical trial design with a pre-post-test with control group approach. The inclusion criteria for the study sample were conscious and cooperative patients (compos mentis), patients with a good condition, breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, aged 18-64 years, stage 0-III, having an electronic cell phone or laptop, and willing to participate. The exclusion criteria in this study were patients with mental illness or severe cognitive impairment.
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer and Rehabilitation
- Being tested
- Tai-chi, Daily Physical Activities
- Keywords
- Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer and rehabilitation, Tai-Chi Exercise, Reduces Fatigue, Chemotherapy
- Medical subject headings
- Breast Neoplasms
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Tai-chiBehavioural
All participants were given routine care, and leaflets related to chemotherapy, psychological aspects of cancer patients, nutrition, and management of cancer symptoms. While respondents in the intervention group received 5 times Tai-Chi practice interventions in a week for 3 weeks with a duration of 30 minutes of each practice, using 18 forms of Tai-Chi shibashi adapted from Yang's style. Before the Tai-Chi intervention is implemented, standard training was given once to each respondent by an experienced Tai-Chi master, as well as video tutorials for independent practice at home demonstrated by the Tai-Chi master.
During the three weeks of practicing Tai-Chi at home, each respondent was asked to fill out a logbook for each exercise, and fill out a fatigue questionnaire every three days. The researcher invited the intervention group respondents to the WhatsApp Group to remind the participants to practice the Tai-Chi exercise at home every day, evaluate side effects during exercise.
Daily Physical ActivitiesBehavioural
All participants were given routine care, and leaflets related to chemotherapy, psychological aspects of cancer patients, nutrition, and management of cancer symptoms. While the control group was asked to fill out their daily physical activities reports on the logbook. The researcher also invited control group respondents to the WhatsApp Group to remind participants to fill in their daily physical activities and fill out fatigue questionnaires in the logbook.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Intervention Group | Experimental | Performed Tai-Chi Receives: Behavioral: Tai-chi |
| Control Group | Experimental | Performed Daily Physical Activities Receives: Behavioral: Daily Physical Activities |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Reduced Fatigue
Reduced Fatigue Scores
Measured: 3 Weeks
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted14 Jul 2026
- Study start20 Mar 2026
- Primary completion28 May 2026
- Study completion15 Jun 2026
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Breast CancerStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Model description
- This study used a parallel Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) with a 1:1 ratio
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 61 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Chairul Huda
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor-investigator, Chairul Huda, Universitas Indonesia
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07702409
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 077/KEPK/II
- Other IDs
- 077/KEPK/II
- Status last verified
- Jul 2026
- First submitted
- 9 Jul 2026
- Last updated
- 14 Jul 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 14 Jul 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Tai-Chi Exercise Reduces Fatigue in Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07702409
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 077/KEPK/II
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer and Rehabilitation
- Keywords
- Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer and rehabilitation, Tai-Chi Exercise, Reduces Fatigue, Chemotherapy
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 61 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Chairul HudaUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 20 Mar 2026 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 28 May 2026 (actual)
- Study completion
- 15 Jun 2026 (actual)
- First posted
- 14 Jul 2026 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Tai-Chi Exercise Reduces Fatigue in Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy.
The main question it aims to answer is: Does Tai-chi training reduce fatigue in breast cancer patients? Participants performed the exercise on the day agreed upon with the researcher. All participants were given routine care, and leaflets related to chemotherapy, psychological aspects of cancer patients, nutrition, and management of cancer symptoms. While respondents in the intervention group received 5 times Tai-Chi practice interventions in a week for 3 weeks with a duration of 30 minutes of each practice, using 18 forms of Tai-Chi shibashi adapted from Yang's style. Before the Tai-Chi intervention is implemented, standard training was given once to each respondent by an experienced Tai-Chi master, as well as video tutorials for independent practice at home demonstrated by the Tai-Chi master.
During the three weeks of practicing Tai-Chi at home, each respondent was asked to fill out a logbook for each exercise, and fill out a fatigue questionnaire every three days, while the control group was asked to fill out their daily physical activities reports on the logbook. The researcher invited the intervention group respondents to the WhatsApp Group to remind the participants to practice the Tai-Chi exercise at home every day, evaluate side effects during exercise and fill out a fatigue questionnaire in the logbook. The researcher also invited control group respondents to the WhatsApp Group to remind participants to fill in their daily physical activities and fill out fatigue questionnaires in the logbook.
Research respondents who met the inclusion criteria were randomized by research assistants using block randomization with sorted random tables, the order of randomization was kept by research assistants who were not directly involved in the study. After the respondents who met the requirements were identified and completed the pre-test, the researcher contacted the research assistant to place the respondents in the intervention or control group according to a pre-determined randomization sequence. Due to the observable nature of Tai-Chi practice, the lack of a sham comparison group, and the pre-test and post-test measurements reported by the respondents, blindness could not be performed on the respondents. Data collection and follow-up is carried out every 3 days via chat or telephone. Based on the initial sample count, there were 23 respondents in each group (n = 46), and to cover the possibility of 25% drop-out respondents, the correction for the sample size of this study was 61 respondents, 31 respondents in the intervention group, 30 respondents in the control.
Detailed description
The research process was guided by the CONSORT Statement for RCTs. The process involved registration, allocation, follow-up, and analysis. The recruitment process began with a feasibility assessment for potential respondents. This process was carried out when the patient conducted a phase 2 rehabilitation evaluation. Researchers initially reviewed patient data through medical records, reviewing ID, color code, age, gender, medical history, patient condition, and location of residence. Patients' communication skills were assessed during the evaluation.
This study used a randomized clinical trial design with a pre-post-test with control group approach. The inclusion criteria for the study sample were conscious and cooperative patients (compos mentis), patients with a good condition, breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, aged 18-64 years, stage 0-III, having an electronic cell phone or laptop, and willing to participate. The exclusion criteria in this study were patients with mental illness or severe cognitive impairment.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 2
- Model description
- This study used a parallel Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) with a 1:1 ratio
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Intervention Group | Experimental | Behavioral: Tai-chiPerformed Tai-Chi |
| Control Group | Experimental | Behavioral: Daily Physical ActivitiesPerformed Daily Physical Activities |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 64 years
- Sex
- Female only
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- The inclusion criteria for the study sample were conscious and cooperative patients (compos mentis), patients with a good condition, breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, aged 18-64 years, stage 0-III, having an electronic cell phone or laptop, and willing to participate.
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- The exclusion criteria in this study were patients with mental illness or severe cognitive impairment.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Tai-chiAll participants were given routine care, and leaflets related to chemotherapy, psychological aspects of cancer patients, nutrition, and management of cancer symptoms. While respondents in the intervention group received 5 times Tai-Chi practice interventions in a week for 3 weeks with a duration of 30 minutes of each practice, using 18 forms of Tai-Chi shibashi adapted from Yang's style. Before the Tai-Chi intervention is implemented, standard training was given once to each respondent by an experienced Tai-Chi master, as well as video tutorials for independent practice at home demonstrated by the Tai-Chi master. During the three weeks of practicing Tai-Chi at home, each respondent was asked to fill out a logbook for each exercise, and fill out a fatigue questionnaire every three days. The researcher invited the intervention group respondents to the WhatsApp Group to remind the participants to practice the Tai-Chi exercise at home every day, evaluate side effects during exercise. | Behavioural | Intervention Group |
| Daily Physical ActivitiesAll participants were given routine care, and leaflets related to chemotherapy, psychological aspects of cancer patients, nutrition, and management of cancer symptoms. While the control group was asked to fill out their daily physical activities reports on the logbook. The researcher also invited control group respondents to the WhatsApp Group to remind participants to fill in their daily physical activities and fill out fatigue questionnaires in the logbook. | Behavioural | Control Group |
Primary outcome
Reduced Fatigue
Time frame: 3 Weeks
Reduced Fatigue Scores
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 14 Jul 2026.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
The record lists no contact. Use the official record to reach the sponsor.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Tai-chi and Daily Physical Activities in people with Breast Cancer and Breast Cancer and Rehabilitation, run by Chairul Huda at 1 site in Indonesia.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 14 Jul 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Indonesia. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Reduced Fatigue (time frame: 3 Weeks). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 14 Jul 2026.