Study: NCT02801123

Intervention type: BEHAVIORAL
Group type: EXPERIMENTAL
Intervention: Mindfulness Based Cancer Recovery (MBCR)
Description: Mindfulness-Based Cancer Recovery (MBCR) is a standardized group program which focuses primarily on the challenges faced by people living with cancer. It is an 8-week program consisting of weekly group meetings of 1.5 to 2 hours. Home practice of 45 minutes per day (15 min yoga; 30 min meditation) is prescribed. As the weeks progress, different forms of meditation are introduced, beginning with a body scan sensory awareness experience, progressing to sitting and walking meditations. Gentle Hatha yoga is incorporated throughout, as a form of moving meditation. Didactic instruction as well as group discussion and reflection, problem solving and skillful inquiry are commonly applied teaching tools.

Intervention type: BEHAVIORAL
Group type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
Intervention: Mindfulness Based Cancer Recovery (MBCR)
Description: Mindfulness-Based Cancer Recovery (MBCR) is a standardized group program which focuses primarily on the challenges faced by people living with cancer. It is an 8-week program consisting of weekly group meetings of 1.5 to 2 hours. Home practice of 45 minutes per day (15 min yoga; 30 min meditation) is prescribed. As the weeks progress, different forms of meditation are introduced, beginning with a body scan sensory awareness experience, progressing to sitting and walking meditations. Gentle Hatha yoga is incorporated throughout, as a form of moving meditation. Didactic instruction as well as group discussion and reflection, problem solving and skillful inquiry are commonly applied teaching tools.

Intervention type: BEHAVIORAL
Group type: EXPERIMENTAL
Intervention: Mindfulness Based Cancer Recovery (MBCR)
Description: Mindfulness-Based Cancer Recovery (MBCR) is a standardized group program which focuses primarily on the challenges faced by people living with cancer. It is an 8-week program consisting of weekly group meetings of 1.5 to 2 hours. Home practice of 45 minutes per day (15 min yoga; 30 min meditation) is prescribed. As the weeks progress, different forms of meditation are introduced, beginning with a body scan sensory awareness experience, progressing to sitting and walking meditations. Gentle Hatha yoga is incorporated throughout, as a form of moving meditation. Didactic instruction as well as group discussion and reflection, problem solving and skillful inquiry are commonly applied teaching tools.

Intervention type: BEHAVIORAL
Group type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
Intervention: Mindfulness Based Cancer Recovery (MBCR)
Description: Mindfulness-Based Cancer Recovery (MBCR) is a standardized group program which focuses primarily on the challenges faced by people living with cancer. It is an 8-week program consisting of weekly group meetings of 1.5 to 2 hours. Home practice of 45 minutes per day (15 min yoga; 30 min meditation) is prescribed. As the weeks progress, different forms of meditation are introduced, beginning with a body scan sensory awareness experience, progressing to sitting and walking meditations. Gentle Hatha yoga is incorporated throughout, as a form of moving meditation. Didactic instruction as well as group discussion and reflection, problem solving and skillful inquiry are commonly applied teaching tools.

Intervention type: BEHAVIORAL
Group type: EXPERIMENTAL
Intervention: Tai Chi/Qigong (TCQ) for Cancer Patients
Description: TCQ involves a series of slow specific movements or forms done in a meditative fashion. It is purported that focusing the mind solely on the movements of the form helps to bring about a state of mental calm and clarity. The practice itself has been separated from its martial arts roots and is widely taught as a health behavior practice and exercise. Qigong exercises generally have three components: a posture (whether moving or stationary), breathing techniques, and mental focus on guiding qi through the body. Our program, developed specifically for a cancer patient population, incorporates simple Tai Chi elements within a healing framework stemming from Qigong principles.

Intervention type: BEHAVIORAL
Group type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
Intervention: Tai Chi/Qigong (TCQ) for Cancer Patients
Description: TCQ involves a series of slow specific movements or forms done in a meditative fashion. It is purported that focusing the mind solely on the movements of the form helps to bring about a state of mental calm and clarity. The practice itself has been separated from its martial arts roots and is widely taught as a health behavior practice and exercise. Qigong exercises generally have three components: a posture (whether moving or stationary), breathing techniques, and mental focus on guiding qi through the body. Our program, developed specifically for a cancer patient population, incorporates simple Tai Chi elements within a healing framework stemming from Qigong principles.

Intervention type: BEHAVIORAL
Group type: EXPERIMENTAL
Intervention: Tai Chi/Qigong (TCQ) for Cancer Patients
Description: TCQ involves a series of slow specific movements or forms done in a meditative fashion. It is purported that focusing the mind solely on the movements of the form helps to bring about a state of mental calm and clarity. The practice itself has been separated from its martial arts roots and is widely taught as a health behavior practice and exercise. Qigong exercises generally have three components: a posture (whether moving or stationary), breathing techniques, and mental focus on guiding qi through the body. Our program, developed specifically for a cancer patient population, incorporates simple Tai Chi elements within a healing framework stemming from Qigong principles.

Intervention type: BEHAVIORAL
Group type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
Intervention: Tai Chi/Qigong (TCQ) for Cancer Patients
Description: TCQ involves a series of slow specific movements or forms done in a meditative fashion. It is purported that focusing the mind solely on the movements of the form helps to bring about a state of mental calm and clarity. The practice itself has been separated from its martial arts roots and is widely taught as a health behavior practice and exercise. Qigong exercises generally have three components: a posture (whether moving or stationary), breathing techniques, and mental focus on guiding qi through the body. Our program, developed specifically for a cancer patient population, incorporates simple Tai Chi elements within a healing framework stemming from Qigong principles.