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Harmony & Health: Feasibility of a Movement Intervention to Improve Psychosocial Wellbeing in Black Adults in Northeast Texas
Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Summary
To test the feasibility and acceptability of a program that combines yoga practices and Christian spirituality (called Harmony \& Health) amongst insufficiently active Black adults.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
50
Start Date
2023-12-18
Completion Date
2027-12-31
Last Updated
2026-02-03
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Harmony & Health
Participants will attend group in-person sessions 2 times each week for 8 weeks. The session will be 45 minutes long. In each session, there will be an introduction, 30 minutes of gentle yoga-based poses and breathing exercises, and then 10 minutes of guided relaxation and scripture meditation. Participants will be asked to complete at-home stretching practices 2 times each week for the 8 week intervention period. Participants will also be asked to complete weekly logs to self-monitor their physical activity.
Health Education
Participants will attend group in-person health education sessions 2 times each week for 8 weeks. The sessions will be 45 minutes long and will include discussions of disease prevention and other health and wellbeing topics.
Locations (1)
M D Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, United States