Harmony & Health: A Culturally Adapted Mindbody Intervention to Reduce Sitting Time and Improve Psychosocial Wellbeing in Black Adults
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
250 participants
Aug 14, 2024
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
This community-based study will assess the efficacy of a culturally adapted, yoga-based intervention to reduce sitting time, increase physical activity, and improve psychosocial wellbeing among insufficiently active Black adults in the Houston area.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria10
- Adults ≥18 years old
- Self-identify as Black or African American
- Self-reports MVPA \<150 minutes/week
- Self-reports sedentary time ≥6 hours/ day
- Body mass index \[BMI\] ≥25.0 kg/m2 based on self-reported height and weight (and verified at baseline)
- Able to pass the modified Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q) or provide physician's clearance to participate
- Willing to be randomized to intervention or control
- Comfortable participating in group-based physical activity
- Able to read, speak, and write in English
- Able to provide written informed consent without assistance
Exclusion Criteria9
- \< 18 years old
- Self-reports MVPA .150 minutes/week
- Self-reports sedentary time \<6 hours/day
- Not classified as overweight or obese (BMI \<25.0 kg/m2)
- Absolute contraindications to unassisted physical activity (e.g. acute MI, orthopedic and musculoskeletal limitations)
- Practicing yoga or enrolled in another program targeting physical activity, sedentary behavior, or weight loss in the last 6 months
- Previously participated in Harmony \& Health
- Pregnant or planning to become pregnant in the next 6 months
- Planning to move from the Houston area within the next 6 months
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Interventions
Harmony \& Health program may help improve psychosocial wellbeing in participants and if improvements in physical activity and wellbeing can last after the program ends. Yoga combines gentle movements, breathing exercises, relaxation techniques, and meditation all tailored to the participant's needs.
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NCT05922943