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

NCT ID: NCT03575845

Last Updated: 2018-07-03

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

17 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-06-05

Study Completion Date

2015-10-24

Brief Summary

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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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Detailed Description

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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.

Conditions

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Breast Neoplasm Female

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

single arm pretest-posttest design
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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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

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Occupational Therapy Informed Yoga

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

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.

Interventions

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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.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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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
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Mount Mary University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Julie H Hunley

Assistant Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Julie H Hunley, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Mount Mary University

References

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Moadel AB, Shah C, Wylie-Rosett J, Harris MS, Patel SR, Hall CB, Sparano JA. Randomized controlled trial of yoga among a multiethnic sample of breast cancer patients: effects on quality of life. J Clin Oncol. 2007 Oct 1;25(28):4387-95. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2006.06.6027. Epub 2007 Sep 4.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 17785709 (View on PubMed)

Taylor TR, Barrow J, Makambi K, Sheppard V, Wallington SF, Martin C, Greene D, Yeruva SLH, Horton S. A Restorative Yoga Intervention for African-American Breast Cancer Survivors: a Pilot Study. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2018 Feb;5(1):62-72. doi: 10.1007/s40615-017-0342-4. Epub 2017 Apr 14.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 28411330 (View on PubMed)

Daly B, Olopade OI. A perfect storm: How tumor biology, genomics, and health care delivery patterns collide to create a racial survival disparity in breast cancer and proposed interventions for change. CA Cancer J Clin. 2015 May-Jun;65(3):221-38. doi: 10.3322/caac.21271. Epub 2015 Apr 9.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 25960198 (View on PubMed)

Coughlin SS, Yoo W, Whitehead MS, Smith SA. Advancing breast cancer survivorship among African-American women. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2015 Sep;153(2):253-61. doi: 10.1007/s10549-015-3548-3. Epub 2015 Aug 25.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 26303657 (View on PubMed)

Mollica M, Newman SD. Breast cancer in African Americans: from patient to survivor. J Transcult Nurs. 2014 Oct;25(4):334-40. doi: 10.1177/1043659614524248. Epub 2014 Mar 4.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 24595162 (View on PubMed)

Bower JE, Garet D, Sternlieb B, Ganz PA, Irwin MR, Olmstead R, Greendale G. Yoga for persistent fatigue in breast cancer survivors: a randomized controlled trial. Cancer. 2012 Aug 1;118(15):3766-75. doi: 10.1002/cncr.26702. Epub 2011 Dec 16.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 22180393 (View on PubMed)

Harder H, Parlour L, Jenkins V. Randomised controlled trials of yoga interventions for women with breast cancer: a systematic literature review. Support Care Cancer. 2012 Dec;20(12):3055-64. doi: 10.1007/s00520-012-1611-8. Epub 2012 Oct 6.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 23052917 (View on PubMed)

Littman AJ, Bertram LC, Ceballos R, Ulrich CM, Ramaprasad J, McGregor B, McTiernan A. Randomized controlled pilot trial of yoga in overweight and obese breast cancer survivors: effects on quality of life and anthropometric measures. Support Care Cancer. 2012 Feb;20(2):267-77. doi: 10.1007/s00520-010-1066-8. Epub 2011 Jan 5.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 21207071 (View on PubMed)

Levine AS, Balk JL. Yoga and quality-of-life improvement in patients with breast cancer: a literature review. Int J Yoga Therap. 2012;(22):95-9.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 23070679 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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20150820

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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