Integrative Approaches for Cancer Survivorship (IACS3)

Description

This clinical trial is a two-arm pilot randomized controlled trial for non-metastatic breast cancer survivors to determine the feasibility, acceptability, and fidelity of two integrative health approaches and study design in a multi-site setting. Participants (n=104) will be randomized to either the Ayurveda Intervention (AVI) or Facing Forward Health Education Intervention (FFHEI). Integrative health combines biomedical and complementary approaches together in a coordinated way. AVI, a multi-modal intervention, includes nutritional education, lifestyle practices, yoga, and therapeutic touch, called marma, to help the body and mind feel balanced. FFHEI provides health education using self-directed online content and interactive videos based on the latest science in cancer survivorship. This study does not intend to conduct tests of efficacy and is focused on feasibility outcomes.

Conditions

Anatomic Stage I Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Anatomic Stage II Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Anatomic Stage III Breast Cancer AJCC v8

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

This clinical trial is a two-arm pilot randomized controlled trial for non-metastatic breast cancer survivors to determine the feasibility, acceptability, and fidelity of two integrative health approaches and study design in a multi-site setting. Participants (n=104) will be randomized to either the Ayurveda Intervention (AVI) or Facing Forward Health Education Intervention (FFHEI). Integrative health combines biomedical and complementary approaches together in a coordinated way. AVI, a multi-modal intervention, includes nutritional education, lifestyle practices, yoga, and therapeutic touch, called marma, to help the body and mind feel balanced. FFHEI provides health education using self-directed online content and interactive videos based on the latest science in cancer survivorship. This study does not intend to conduct tests of efficacy and is focused on feasibility outcomes.

Integrative Approaches for Cancer Survivorship: A Multi-Site Feasibility and Acceptability Study (Aim 2)

Integrative Approaches for Cancer Survivorship (IACS3)

Condition
Anatomic Stage I Breast Cancer AJCC v8
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

San Francisco

Zuckerberg San Francisco General, San Francisco, California, United States, 94115

San Francisco

University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States, 94143

San Francisco

Kaiser Permanente Northwest (KPNW), San Francisco, California, United States, 94158

Nashville

Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37212

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • 1. Age \>= 18
  • 2. Able to understand study procedures and to comply with them for the entire length of the study.
  • 3. Able to read, write, and understand English.
  • 4. Ability of individual or legal guardian/representative to understand a verbal informed consent document, and the willingness to sign it.
  • 5. Non-metastatic breast cancer patients who are between 1 and 36 months after completion of primary treatment (i.e., surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy) and are in a complete remission.
  • 6. Participants should have received chemotherapy as part of their primary treatment.
  • 7. Have an impaired quality of life (report a score of 5 or less on question 30 of the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Cancer questionnaire (EORTC-QLQ-C30). "How would you rate your overall quality of life during the past week?"
  • 8. Karnofsky Performance Status Score (KPS) \>=60
  • 1. Contraindication to any study-related procedure or assessment.
  • 2. Metastatic disease and receiving chemotherapy or radiotherapy at the time of study enrollment (participants with non-metastatic disease who are receiving anti-Her2 directed treatment alone in the adjuvant setting are eligible).
  • 3. Participants are within 1 month after surgery for cancer, including breast reconstructive surgery but not including implant exchange.
  • 4. Cancer surgery planned during the initial 6-month study period.
  • 5. Been on adjuvant hormone therapy (for breast cancer) less than 2 months at the time of enrollment.
  • 6. Received Ayurvedic treatment during the 3 months preceding enrollment.
  • 7. Severe depression assessed by the Patient Health Questionnaire Depression scale (PHQ-8) using a cutoff score of 20 or higher or severe anxiety assessed by the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Questionnaire (GAD-7) using a cutoff score of 15 or higher.

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

University of California, San Francisco,

Anand Dhruva, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of California, San Francisco

Study Record Dates

2027-06-30