NCT05473026

Grateful Strides Toward Physical Activity and Well-Being for Black Breast Cancer Survivors

A Pilot Feasibility Study of a Gratitude Journaling Intervention to Enhance Well-being and Exercise Readiness in Older African American Female Breast Cancer Survivors

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 26 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Florida · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 50 Years – 99 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This pilot study will assess the feasibility of a gratitude intervention to promote physical activity, and well-being and positively impact biomarkers of health among older African American breast cancer survivors. The intervention will also include a goal-setting component to promote exercise readiness and examine the cultural phenomena of the Superwoman schema among Black women.

Detailed description

In this pilot feasibility study, the overall aims are: Aim 1. Assess the feasibility and acceptability of a gratitude journaling intervention using a pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT) design over eight weeks. We hypothesize that among the 28 participants 1) at least 80% of the participants will report the intervention to be acceptable, 2) biomarker collection will be completed in at least 80% of the surveys and the retention rate will be 80% in each group, and 3) physical activity, health markers, gratitude, well-being, and distress will improve over time. Aim 2. Describe distributions of outcome variables and effect size for the gratitude journaling intervention on dispositional gratitude, spiritual well-being, psychological distress, exercise readiness, mental and health behaviors in African American/Black women (Superwoman Schema), and inflammatory biomarkers from baseline to post-intervention.

Conditions

• Cancer Survivors
• African Americans
• Women
• Psychology, Positive
• Cardiometabolic Syndrome
• Exercise
• Feasibility Studies
• Breast Neoplasm Female

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Gratitude Intervention	Gratitude journaling and goal setting for exercise readiness over eight weeks.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-11-08
• Primary completion: 2023-07-25
• Completion: 2023-07-25
• First posted: 2022-07-25
• Last updated: 2024-09-19
• Results posted: 2024-09-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States