Clinical trial · Interventional
Integrative Approaches for Cancer Survivorship (IACS3)
Integrative Approaches for Cancer Survivorship: A Multi-Site Feasibility and Acceptability Study (Aim 2)
- 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)
This clinical trial is a two-arm pilot randomized controlled trial for non-metastatic breast cancer survivors to determine the feasibility, acceptability, and fidelity of two integrative health approaches and study design in a multi-site setting. Participants (n=104) will be randomized to either the Ayurveda Intervention (AVI) or Facing Forward Health Education Intervention (FFHEI). Integrative health combines biomedical and complementary approaches together in a coordinated way. AVI, a multi-modal intervention, includes nutritional education, lifestyle practices, yoga, and therapeutic touch, called marma, to help the body and mind feel balanced. FFHEI provides health education using self-directed online content and interactive videos based on the latest science in cancer survivorship. This study does not intend to conduct tests of efficacy and is focused on feasibility outcomes.
Conditions
Conditions (3)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anatomic Stage I Breast Cancer AJCC v8 | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Anatomic Stage II Breast Cancer AJCC v8 | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Anatomic Stage III Breast Cancer AJCC v8 | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (6)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Educational Intervention | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Lifestyle Counseling | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Marma therapy | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Nutrition Education | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Quality of Life Questionnaire Administration | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Yoga | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Ayurveda and Usual Care (AVI)
- description
- Participants receive usual care on study. Participants also receive nutrition education, lifestyle recommendations, and participate in yoga, as well as marma therapeutic touch during one-on-one AVI visits over 1-2 hours for up to 14 visits over 6 months. After 6 months, participants may also complete a videoconference visit over 30 minutes once monthly for 6 months. In addition, participants will complete online questionnaires at baseline and at the end of 6 months.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Nutrition Education
- Behavioral: Lifestyle Counseling
- Other: Yoga
- Procedure: Marma therapy
- Other: Quality of Life Questionnaire Administration
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Health Education and Usual Care (HEI)
- description
- Participants receive usual care on study. Participants also attend online HEI sessions over 1 hour each for up to 15 sessions over 6 months. In addition, participants will complete online questionnaires at baseline and at the end of 6 months.
- interventionNames
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: Patients 1. Age \>= 18 2. Able to understand study procedures and to comply with them for the entire length of the study. 3. Able to read, write, and understand English. 4. Ability of individual or legal guardian/representative to understand a verbal informed consent document, and the willingness to sign it. 5. Non-metastatic breast cancer patients who are between 1 and 36 months after completion of primary treatment (i.e., surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy) and are in a complete remission. 6. Participants should have received chemotherapy as part of their primary treatment. 7. Have an impaired quality of life (report a score of 5 or less on question 30 of the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Cancer questionnaire (EORTC-QLQ-C30). "How would you rate your overall quality of life during the past week?" 8. Karnofsky Performance Status Score (KPS) \>=60 Ayurveda Practitioners 1\. Must be engaged as an Ayurvedic Intervention practitioner on the Renew study Exclusion Criteria: Patients 1. Contraindication to any study-related procedure or assessment. 2. Metastatic disease and receiving chemotherapy or radiotherapy at the time of study enrollment (participants with non-metastatic disease who are receiving anti-Her2 directed treatment alone in the adjuvant setting are eligible). 3. Participants are within 1 month after surgery for cancer, including breast reconstructive surgery but not including implant exchange. 4. Cancer surgery planned during the initial 6-month study period. 5. Been on adjuvant hormone therapy (for breast cancer) less than 2 months at the time of enrollment. 6. Received Ayurvedic treatment during the 3 months preceding enrollment. 7. If a participant reports severe anxiety or depression, has severe depression assessed by Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ)-9 using a cut-off of 20 or higher, or severe anxiety assessed by the General Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) using a cut-off 15 or higher. 8. Current suicidal ideation. Ayurveda Practitioners 1\. None
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