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NCT Number: NCT03575624

Changing Health Behaviors to Manage Chronic Conditions in Community-dwelling African American Breast Cancer Survivors

The purpose of this project was to test the efficacy of partnering with a community-led wellness program to reduce disease risk and increase wellness among breast cancer survivors. Information gathered will serve the dual purpose of testing intervention effectiveness and providing the community organization data to be used to secure sustainability funding

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Key information

Conditions

Breast Cancer Female Survivorship

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Mount Mary University

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53222, United States

About this study

Social and environmental issues continue to impact disease morbidity and mortality resulting in the inequities of health, wellness, and quality of life experienced by African American breast cancer survivors (AABCS) living in urban Milwaukee. AABCS outcomes in Milwaukee are significantly worse (OR=1.55) than those of Caucasian survivors.

The American Diabetes Association/American Cancer Society expert committee recommends the promotion of a healthy diet, physical activity, and weight management with low waist circumference to prevent diabetes, cancer, and obesity and to extend life expectancy. According to the National Health Interview Survey, 56% of African Americans are inactive. Yoga is one way to increase physical activity while improving wellness and health in AABCS.

The investigator's goal was to facilitate improved self-care efficacy through evidence-based integrative health and wellness strategies to help families overcome the effects of multiple negative, deep-rooted social determinants.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Sex: female
  • Race: African American
  • Survivor of breast cancer
  • Physical activity participation not limited by medical doctor
  • English speaking

Exclusion criteria

  • Sex: male
  • Race: not African American
  • No breast cancer history
  • Physical activity limitations imposed by medical doctor

Treatment and study plan

Nutritional and goal-setting education, yoga

Behavioral

This integrative program series, Live Well, was delivered bi-weekly from January-May 2017, by an interdisciplinary team of a registered nurse, occupational therapist/researcher, registered dietitian, and certified yoga instructor.

Session experiences were designed to build:

Sisterhood for health promotion and support, Individual and group health promotion through goal-setting, Healthy family nutrition and meal planning skills , Family integrated yoga practice

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in central adiposity

    Time frame: 20 weeks

    circumferential measurement of waist

Secondary outcomes

  1. Independent yoga posture series

    Time frame: 20 weeks

    participant independently demonstrates series of 6 postures

  2. Change in body weight

    Time frame: 20 weeks

    weight in pounds

  3. Change in balance

    Time frame: 20 weeks

    Time in seconds in single-leg stance

  4. independent healthy meal preparation

    Time frame: Post intervention, after 20 weeks

    participant brings dish prepared from intervention recipe focusing on nutrition

  5. Goal setting

    Time frame: 20 weeks

    Participant independently writes SMART (specific, measureable,attainable , reasonable, timely)

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Mount Mary University

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2017
Primary completion
2017
Study completion
2017
First posted
Jul 2, 2018
Registry last updated
Jul 2, 2018

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