Mindful Movement Program in Improving Quality of Life in Older Female Breast Cancer Survivors

NCT00903474 | Completed DMC

• 2 other identifiers: 08061CHNMC-08061
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 49
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Mindful movement is a self-directed activity of mindfulness (intention, attention, and attitude) and physical movement. A mindful movement program may be effective in improving well-being in older women who are breast cancer survivors. PURPOSE: This randomized clinical trial is studying how well a mindful movement program works in improving quality of life in older female breast cancer survivors.

Conditions

Anxiety Disorder; Breast Cancer; Cancer Survivor; Cognitive/Functional Effects; Depression; Psychosocial Effects of Cancer and Its Treatment

Keywords

anxiety disorder; depression; cognitive/functional effects; psychosocial effects of cancer and its treatment; cancer survivor; breast cancer

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• Effects of the Mindful Movement Program on psychological well-being, distress, fear of recurrence, physical well-being, upper-body symptom bother, social well-being, body image, and spiritual well-being at baseline and weeks 12 and 18

  6 months after study entry

• Effects of this program on attention and attitude

  6 months after study entry

• Differences of attention and attitude between the experimental group and the control group

  6 months after study entry

• Perceptions of the program as described by the experimental group

  6 months after entry

Interventions

questionnaire administration OTHER

study of socioeconomic and demographic variables OTHER

CAM exercise therapy PROCEDURE

psychosocial assessment and care PROCEDURE

quality-of-life assessment PROCEDURE

stress management therapy PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 50 Years+
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: * Breast cancer survivor * At least 12 months since completion of treatment (chemotherapy, biotherapy \[e.g., trastuzumab\], or radiotherapy) * No evidence of metastatic disease PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: * English speaking * Not under acute psychological distress * Not using an assistive device (cane, walker, or wheelchair) * Able to participate in the Mindful Movement Program by a medical release from the patient's physician * Pregnancy allowed PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: * See Disease Characteristics * Concurrent selective estrogen-receptor modulator permitted * No other concurrent treatment

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Sponsors & Collaborators

• City of Hope Medical Center: lead
• National Cancer Institute (NCI): collaborator

Study Sites (1)

City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center

Duarte, California, 91010-3000, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Anxiety Disorders; Breast Neoplasms; Depression

Interventions

Exercise Therapy; Psychiatric Rehabilitation

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mental Disorders; Neoplasms by Site; Neoplasms; Breast Diseases; Skin Diseases; Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases; Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Rehabilitation; Aftercare; Continuity of Patient Care; Patient Care; Therapeutics; Physical Therapy Modalities; Health Services; Health Care Facilities Workforce and Services

Study Officials

• Rebecca Crane-Okada, PhD

  City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 15, 2009
• First Posted: May 18, 2009
• Study Start: August 1, 2008
• Primary Completion: April 1, 2010
• Study Completion: April 1, 2010
• Last Updated: June 8, 2015

Record last verified: 2015-06

Locations

US (1)