Yoga for Adolescent and Young Adult Non-Curative Cancer Patients

NCT01901237 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: CDHA-RS/2014-067
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 5
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Adolescents and young adults who are living with cancer are not benefiting from the same age-appropriate physical and psychosocial care, as are children and older adults. As a result, their unique needs often go unmet or unaddressed. Studies have demonstrated that a lack of age-appropriate care may be responsible for a deceased quality of life. Studies have also shown that physical activity is able to reduce many of the negative side-effects linked to cancer and its treatment (e.g., nausea, vomiting, fatigue). A light form of physical activity that is both safe and manageable for cancer patients is yoga. The purpose of this study is to examine the achievability and safety of a light 7-week home/hospice-based Hatha yoga program (available on DVD) in the adolescent and young adult non-curative cancer population. This study will also examine the ability of yoga to reduce cancer related side effects.

Conditions

Advanced Cancer

Keywords

Cancer; Adolescent and Young Adult; Exercise; Physical Activity; Quality of Life; End-of-Life; Palliative; Terminal; Yoga; Alternative Therapies; Fitness; Fatigue

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• Feasibility: Recruitment

  Recruitment will be calculated by the number of patients who consent to participate, divided by the number of eligible participants recommended by the primary oncologist/physician.

  Final: end of week 7

• Feasibility: Retention

  Retention: Will be determined by reporting the number of participants who complete the baseline and post-program questionnaire and follow-up testing.

  Final: end of week 7

• Feasibility: Adherence

  Adherence: Participants will be asked to record the number of yoga sessions performed each week. Overall adherence will be calculated by summing the actual number of sessions the participant engaged in, divided by the recommended number of sessions.

  Final: end of week 7

• Safety

  Safety: Any adverse events reported by the participant will be recorded.

  Final: end of week 7

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Changes in Quality of Life

  Baseline: week 1; Final: week 7

Study Arms (1)

Hatha Yoga Program

OTHER

Single-arm pilot study of a 7-week home/hospice-based Hatha yoga program for adolescent and young adults with non-curative cancer.

Behavioral: Hatha Yoga

Interventions

Hatha Yoga BEHAVIORAL

This is a 7-week home/hospice-based instructive Hatha yoga program (available on DVD) for adolescent and young adults diagnosed with a non-curative cancer. Participants will be asked to complete a minimum of one, 75-minute yoga session per week. The DVD package includes four discs that increase in difficulty over the course of the 7-week program. The DVD focuses on postures and breathing exercises. Participants will be asked to keep track of the number and duration of yoga sessions completed over the 7-week period.

Hatha Yoga Program

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 15 Years - 39 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Diagnosed with a non-curative cancer and assigned to non-curative or palliative care
• Between 15-39 years of age
• Have primary physician/oncologist consent to participate

You may not qualify if:

• Experience any medical conditions that contraindicate yoga (e.g., bone metastases)
• Exhibit cognitive limitations (e.g., psychiatric disorders)
• Score below 30% on Palliative Performance Status Scale

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Rob Rutledge: lead
• Dalhousie University: collaborator
• IWK Health Centre: collaborator
• Nova Scotia Health Authority: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Dalhousie University

Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 4R2, Canada

Location

Related Links

• Published abstract.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Neoplasms; Motor Activity; Death; Fatigue

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior; Pathologic Processes; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

• Rob Rutledge, MD, FRCPC

  Capital District Health Authority, Halifax, Canada

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 11, 2013
• First Posted: July 17, 2013
• Study Start: September 1, 2013
• Primary Completion: June 13, 2017
• Study Completion: June 13, 2017
• Last Updated: July 13, 2017

Record last verified: 2017-07

Locations

CA (1)