NCT07165600

Yoga to Improve Disparities in Cancer Survivorship

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 50 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of California, San Francisco · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This clinical trial tests the impact of a racially concordant trainer led yoga program on quality of life and symptom burden in Black and/or African American cancer survivors. Black individuals in the United States are more affected by cancer, despite modern advances. Cancer treatments can impact physical and mental health and overall quality of life and Black individuals report worse physical function and quality of life and less access to culturally appropriate support services. Yoga has been shown to have a positive impact on cancer and cancer treatment related symptoms and quality of life, however, a one size fits all approach has not been shown to be effective in diverse populations. A trainer that shares the same racial or ethnic background as the participant (racially concordant) may have a positive impact on communication, trust, and may improve accessibility and participation. Participating in a yoga program led by a racially concordant trainer may improve quality of life and symptom burden in Black and/or African American cancer survivors.

Detailed description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: I. Determine the feasibility and acceptability of a yoga intervention among Black individuals with cancer. SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. To estimate the effect of the intervention on health-related quality of life. II. To estimate the effect of the intervention on symptom burden. III. To determine the safety of the intervention. OUTLINE: Participants engage in racially concordant trainer led yoga sessions over 60 minutes once weekly (QW) on weeks 1-4 then participate in self-practice video led yoga sessions over 10-15 minutes on weeks 5-8. After completion of study intervention, patients are followed up at 3 months.

Conditions

• Survivorship
• Cancer

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Yoga	Physical activity

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-09-24
• Primary completion: 2026-10-31
• Completion: 2026-10-31
• First posted: 2025-09-10
• Last updated: 2026-03-25

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States