The Effect of Yoga on Barriers to Occupational Engagement in African American Breast Cancer Survivors

June 29, 2018 updated by: Julie H Hunley, Mount Mary University

The purpose of this study was to determine if occupational therapy informed yoga could decrease barriers to occupational engagement in African American breast cancer survivors.

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Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Breast cancer disproportionately affects African American women as illustrated by a 42% higher death rate and an 11% lower 5-year survival rate when compared to Caucasian women. Reasons for these disparities include biological and structural barriers to higher survival rates.

Regular physical activity and resistance training are recommended to support improved survivorship. To date, few efforts have targeted African American survivors who may experience greater survivorship challenges than Caucasians.

Yoga is a safe and effective means for breast cancer survivors to exercise and gain positive physical and psychosocial outcomes. Only two studies, 10 years apart, have provided evidence about the efficacy of yoga for African American breast cancer survivors.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

17

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • African American race
  • Breast Cancer survivor
  • No medical restrictions on activity

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Race other than African American
  • No history of breast cancer
  • Medical restrictions on activity

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Occupational therapy informed yoga
Occupational therapists adapted postures to meet the abilities and rehabilitation needs of individual breast cancer survivors engaging in group-delivered yoga sessions
Behavioral: Occupational Therapy Informed Yoga
Occupational therapy informed yoga met weekly for six, 60-minute sessions. Each session started with a seated warm-up to coordinate breath and movement and promote upper extremity mobility. Standing postures followed to target balance. Sessions closed with restorative postures in seated and supine variations.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in dynamic balance
Time Frame: Week 1 & week 6
Dynamic balance measured with Functional Reach Assessment
Week 1 & week 6

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in Pain
Time Frame: Week 1 & week 6
Universal Pain Assessment Tool
Week 1 & week 6
Change in Mental Health
Time Frame: Week 1 & week 6
Mental health subscale of Short Form Health Survey (SF-36)
Week 1 & week 6

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Mount Mary University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Julie H Hunley, PhD, Mount Mary University

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

June 5, 2015

Primary Completion (Actual)

July 16, 2015

Study Completion (Actual)

October 24, 2015

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 17, 2018

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 29, 2018

First Posted (Actual)

July 3, 2018

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

July 3, 2018

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 29, 2018

Last Verified

June 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 20150820

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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