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

Mount Mary University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Breast Neoplasm Female

Treatments: Behavioral: Occupational Therapy Informed Yoga

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03575845

20150820

Details and patient eligibility

About

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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Full 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.

Enrollment: 17 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No 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

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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17 participants in 1 patient group

Occupational therapy informed yoga

Experimental group

Description:

Occupational therapists adapted postures to meet the abilities and rehabilitation needs of individual breast cancer survivors engaging in group-delivered yoga sessions

Treatment:

Behavioral: Occupational Therapy Informed Yoga