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

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03575845

Enrollment

Registered

2018-07-03

Start date

2015-06-05

Completion date

2015-10-24

Last updated

2018-07-03

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Conditions

Breast Neoplasm Female

Keywords

Yoga

Brief summary

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. .

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.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALOccupational 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.

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Intervention model description

single arm pretest-posttest design

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

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

Design outcomes

Primary

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

Secondary

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

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026