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Yoga Cancer Rehabilitation Study: A Randomized Trial of Adaptive Yoga for Older Cancer Survivors

NCT01324102 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1/PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 23

Last updated 2016-01-01

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Summary

With advances in the detection and treatment of cancer, there are now 14 million cancer survivors in the U.S., 500,000 of whom are treated in the Veterans Health Administration. The mental and physical health consequences of cancer and its treatment may affect a Veteran's functioning and re-integration back into family, work, and daily life. Recent studies suggest that yoga may be an effective intervention for improving both the physical and mental health of individuals after cancer, although this has not been studied in Veterans. This study has three components: (1) Determine factors that increase participation in Yoga by Veterans using individual interviews and focus group; (2) Create a Yoga protocol for Veterans adapted from an existing empirically supported treatment, akin to a phase 1 clinical trial for safety and tolerability; (3) Evaluate the efficacy of Yoga for improving fatigue, insomnia, anxiety, and depression after treatment for colorectal cancer, akin to a phase 2 trial with randomization.

Conditions

  • Neoplasms

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Yoga therapy

For the second aim of the study, individuals will complete an 8 week yoga intervention in a non-randomized trial to establish safe procedures for yoga for an older post colorectal cancer veteran population.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Wake Forest University Health Sciences

    collaborator OTHER

  • VA Office of Research and Development

    lead FED

Principal Investigators

  • Jennifer Ann Moye, PhD · VA Boston Healthcare System Brockton Campus, Brockton, MA

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
90 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-05-31
Primary Completion
2013-04-30
Completion
2015-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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