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Table 1 Outcome measurements at baseline, weeks 4, 8, 12

From: The effect of yoga on women with secondary arm lymphoedema from breast cancer treatment

Baseline week 0

Week 4

Week 8

Week 12

measurements

Measurements-after 4 weeks intervention

Measurements-at completion intervention

Follow-up measurements

Collection of medical, demographic questionnaires

 

Intervention group: interviews

 

Log of daily yoga practice to yoga group

Collection of daily yoga log

Collection of daily yoga log

 

Lymph measures:

Lymph measures:

Lymph measures:

Lymph measures:

· Bio-impedance

· Bio-impedance

· Bio-impedance

· Bio-impedance

· Circumference

· Circumference

· Circumference

· Circumference

· Tonometer

· Tonometer

· Tonometer

· Tonometer

· VAS symptoms

· VAS symptoms

· VAS symptoms

· VAS symptoms

Weight/height BMI

Weight/BMI

Weight/BMI

Weight/BMI

Arm measures:

Arm measures:

Arm measures:

Arm measures:

· Arm strength

· Arm strength

· Arm strength

· Arm strength

· Shoulder ROM

· Shoulder ROM

· Shoulder ROM

· Shoulder ROM

QOL:

QOL:

QOL:

QOL:

LYMQOL questionnaire

LYMQOL questionnaire

LYMQOL questionnaire

LYMQOL questionnaire

Physical activity:

Physical activity:

Physical activity:

Physical activity:

· IPAQ –short form

· IPAQ –short form

· IPAQ –short form

· IPAQ –short form

· VAS day’s activity

· VAS day’s activity

· VAS day’s activity

· VAS day’s activity

Thoracic spine – sub group:

 

Thoracic spine – sub group:

Thoracic spine – sub group:

· Spinal ROM video

 

· Spinal ROM video

· Spinal ROM video