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Project Title Envision the Rhythms of Life
Researcher Lyn Freeman, Ph.D., of Mind Matters Research in Anchorage, Alaska
Study Summary The purpose of this study is to determine if a classroom-based, mind-body imagery program can help to improve the quality of life of breast cancer survivors.
Sixty women and men are needed for this study.
Who Can Participate? You can join the Envision the Rhythms of Life study if you match ALL of these MAIN categories:
•You are a breast cancer survivor - All stages are eligible.
•You have completed surgery, chemotherapy, and/or radiation or its combination for at least 6 weeks but not more than 8 years. Oral treatments for cancer such as Tamoxifen do not prevent you from being eligible for the study.
•You are over 18 years old
•You live in the Seattle, Washington area
The researcher may ask you additional questions to be sure that this study is a right fit for you.
What Does Participation Involve? If you join the Envision the Rhythms of Life study, you will first undergo a pre-screen phone call. You will be randomly (like the flip of a coin) assigned to one of two training methods AND to one of two different training time periods.
One training method provides training, live, from an instructor who delivers training by high definition and interactive videoconference, and another method provides instruction from an instructor who will be present in the same room with participants at the time of training.
Both groups will attend five weekly,4-hour long Saturday classes at Gilda’s Club Seattle, where you will learn and practice strategies for alleviating the side effects of your breast cancer treatment.
Classes will all occur within a 29 day period. You would be randomized to a classes beginning in April or in mid-September.
You will utilize the five senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, and taste), as well as movement and emotion to optimize health outcomes.
You will complete written assessments at one week, nine weeks, and 17 weeks. Written assessment includes questionnaires on physical, social, and emotional wellbeing. You will also complete short on-line practice forms up to five times a week.
The researcher will explain all procedures in detail during the pre-screen phone call.
Where? At Gilda’s Club, Seattle, Washington
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