The HEALS Project - Health Education and Active Living for Surviving Seniors (HEALS)
Biobehavioral Effects of Tai Chi Chih Among Elderly Female Cancer Survivors
Přehled studie
Postavení
Postavení
Podmínky
Podmínky
Intervence / Léčba
Intervence / Léčba
Typ studie
Typ studie
Zápis (Aktuální)
Zápis
Fáze
Fáze
- Fáze 2
Kontakty a umístění
Studijní místa
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Utah
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Salt lake City, Utah, Spojené státy, 84112
- Huntsman Cancer Institute
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Kritéria účasti
Kritéria způsobilosti
Kritéria způsobilosti
Věk způsobilý ke studiu
Přijímá zdravé dobrovolníky
Pohlaví způsobilá ke studiu
Popis
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age >/= 55 years and it has been three months or more (with the exception of hormone therapy) since completing treatment for breast or other solid tumor cancers (excluding lung, liver, pancreas and brain) and currently in remission.
- Living within 30 miles of Huntsman Cancer Institute and has access to transportation and is willing to travel to the study site per study protocol; Travels independently on public transportation or drives own car.
- Able to speak and read English fluently, and understand informed consent.
- Willing to: sign a medical record release form; to be randomized and willing to participate in classes and all baseline and follow-up appointments.
- Has some physical limitation as defined by a score of <72 in the Role Physical or <80 in the Physical Functioning sub-scales in the SF-12 screening questionnaire.
- Does not currently practice in a regular on-going meditative or relaxation technique.
- Does not currently engage in a regular, strenuous-intensity form of exercise for 30 min or more per day, 3 or more days per week.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Engaged in focused intense physical activity for 30 minutes or more a day for 3 or more days a week for the previous 6 months as per responses on the screening telephone call.
- Regular on-going practice with TC or other similar types of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in the past 6 months such as Qigong, meditation, relaxation, and yoga since these share some of the principles of TC.
- Inability to pass the Folstein Mini Mental Status Exam (score <23).
- Unable to drive or secure transportation to complete all aspects of the study.
- Health conditions (e.g. severe hearing loss, respiratory, cardiovascular, or neurological problems) that might interfere with the required intervention.
Studijní plán
Jak je studie koncipována?
Detaily designu
- Primární účel: Podpůrná péče
- Přidělení: Randomizované
- Intervenční model: Paralelní přiřazení
- Maskování: Žádné (otevřený štítek)
Počet zbraní
Zbraně a zásahy
Skupina účastníků / ArmSkupina účastníků / Arm |
Intervence / LéčbaIntervence / Léčba |
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Experimentální: Tai Chi Chih
The Tai Chi Chih classes were 60 minutes sessions, held three times a week, over twelve weeks.
The classes were led by an instructor who was certified and licensed in the Tai Chi Chih form.
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Tai Chi Chih (TCC), a westernized and manualized form of the ancient TC Chuan, consists of a series of 20 simple, repetitive, non-strenuous movements that involve no physical contact and emphasize a soft, flowing continuity of motion.
This form of meditation through movement consists of a standardized protocol that emphasizes slow, fluid, continuous forms that integrate mental concentration, awareness, balance, shifting of body weight, gentle movement, imagery, muscle relaxation and breathing control.
TCC was developed for use with elderly persons.
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Aktivní komparátor: Health Education Classes
Health Education classes were 60 minute sessions that occurred three times a week, over twelve weeks.
These classes were taught by specialists in the class topic and focused on topics related to aging (e.g., sleep quality, nutrition, pain, etc.).
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The Health Education classes serve as an attention control group, are led by gerontology specialists, physicians, and other health professionals, and focus on topics that are relevant to elderly cancer survivors.
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Co je měření studie?
Primární výstupní opatření
Primární výstupní opatření
Měření výsledku |
Popis opatření |
Časové okno |
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Retention Rates and Class Attendance
Časové okno: 13 weeks
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The 12-week intervention assessed retention in the study (percentage of how many participants remained enrolled the entire intervention), class attendance (percentage out of possible classes)
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13 weeks
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Satisfaction With the Randomized Controlled Trial
Časové okno: 13 weeks
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The 12-week intervention assessed satisfaction with intervention(0=strongly agree to 4=strongly disagree).
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13 weeks
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Sekundární výstupní opatření
Sekundární výstupní opatření
Měření výsledku |
Popis opatření |
Časové okno |
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Health-Related Quality of Life (Short Form (SF)-36v1)
Časové okno: 13 weeks
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SF-36v1 Health Survey assesses quality of life and produces mental and physical component summary scores, with a score range of 0 to 100.
Higher scores indicate better quality of life.
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13 weeks
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Perceived Stress Scale
Časové okno: 13 weeks
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The 10-item perceived stress scale produces a summation score.
Scores can range from 0 to 40, with higher scores indicating more stress.
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13 weeks
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Impact of Events Scale
Časové okno: 13-weeks
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The Impact of Event Scale assesses cancer-specific distress.
Each item is scored 0 (not at all), 1 (rarely), 3 (sometimes)or 5 (often), with the higher scores reflecting more stressful impact.
It has a total score and two subscales (avoidance & intrusion).
The two subscales are scored by summing their corresponding items and the total score is the sum of two subscales.
The scores for the intrusive subscale range from 0 to 35, and scores for the avoidance subscale range from 0 to 40.
The Total Score ranges from 0-75, with higher scores reflecting more stressful impact.
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13-weeks
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Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index
Časové okno: 13-weeks
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The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality produces a global score.
The range is 0 to 21, higher scores indicate worse sleep quality.
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13-weeks
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Five-Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire
Časové okno: 13-weeks
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The Five-Facet Mindfulness questionnaire produces a total score and five facet subscales (observing, describing, acting with awareness, nonjudging, & nonreactivity).
These are summation scores, and the scores range from 8 to 40 (except for the nonreactivity facet which ranges from 7 to 35).
Higher scores indicate more mindfulness.
The Total Score ranges from 39-195, with higher scores indicating more mindfulness.
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13-weeks
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Blood Pressure
Časové okno: 13-weeks
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Systolic and Diastolic blood pressure were assessed at the study's physical assessment sessions.
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13-weeks
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Cortisol Area-Under-Curve (AUC)
Časové okno: 13-weeks
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Five saliva samples (awakening, 30 minutes after awakening, noon, 5pm, & 10pm) were collected on a weekend day at one week after class completion.
Cortisol was measured in nmol/L.
Cortisol AUC was calculated using the five timepoints with the trapezoid rule.
The groups were compared at post-intervention on their log transformed cortisol AUC controlling for baseline cortisol and reported as adjusted means.
Four participants with high cortisol profiles across the five collection times (with suspected contamination from gum bleeding) and participants whose collection time was beyond a one hour window were excluded.
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13-weeks
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Inflammatory Cytokines
Časové okno: 13-weeks
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Fasting blood samples were collected in the morning for inflammatory cytokines.
Prior to blood draws, we ensured that participants did not experience illness or fever at the time of the blood draw.
The assayed cytokines included pro-inflammatory cytokines interleukin(IL)-12, IL-6, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, and anti-inflammatory cytokines IL-10 and IL-4.
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13-weeks
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Spolupracovníci a vyšetřovatelé
Sponzor
Sponzor
Spolupracovníci
Spolupracovníci
Vyšetřovatelé
Vyšetřovatelé
- Vrchní vyšetřovatel: Anita Kinney, Huntsman Cancer Institute
Publikace a užitečné odkazy
Termíny studijních záznamů
Hlavní termíny studia
Začátek studia
Začátek studia
Primární dokončení (Aktuální)
Primární dokončení
Dokončení studie (Aktuální)
Dokončení studie
Termíny zápisu do studia
První předloženo
První předloženo
První předloženo, které splnilo kritéria kontroly kvality
První předloženo, které splnilo kritéria kontroly kvality
První zveřejněno (Odhad)
První zveřejněno
Aktualizace studijních záznamů
Poslední zveřejněná aktualizace (Odhad)
Poslední zveřejněná aktualizace
Odeslaná poslední aktualizace, která splnila kritéria kontroly kvality
Odeslaná poslední aktualizace, která splnila kritéria kontroly kvality
Naposledy ověřeno
Naposledy ověřeno
Více informací
Termíny související s touto studií
Klíčová slova
Další identifikační čísla studie
Další identifikační čísla studie
- 34851
- R21 CA135250-2 (Jiné číslo grantu/financování: NCI)
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