Clinical trial · Interventional
The Effect of Yoga on Barriers to Occupational Engagement in African American Breast Cancer Survivors
NCT03575845CI-TRIAL-00033598completedN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
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. .
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breast Neoplasm Female | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Occupational Therapy Informed Yoga | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Occupational therapy informed yoga
- description
- Occupational therapists adapted postures to meet the abilities and rehabilitation needs of individual breast cancer survivors engaging in group-delivered yoga sessions
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Occupational Therapy Informed Yoga
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Change in dynamic balance
- timeFrame
- Week 1 & week 6
- description
- Dynamic balance measured with Functional Reach Assessment
Secondary outcomes (2)
- measure
- Change in Pain
- timeFrame
- Week 1 & week 6
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
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
References
Publications (9)
- BACKGROUNDMoadel 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. PMID 17785709
- BACKGROUNDTaylor 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. PMID 28411330
- BACKGROUNDDaly 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. PMID 25960198
- BACKGROUNDCoughlin 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. PMID 26303657
- BACKGROUNDMollica 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. PMID 24595162
- BACKGROUNDBower 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. PMID 22180393
- BACKGROUNDHarder 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.