The Wichita Clinical Community Oncology Program at Via Christi, where I work, has started recruiting people to participate in a research study on yoga sponsored by the University of Rochester Cancer Center.
Its title is: Yoga for Persistent Sleep Disturbance in Cancer Survivors.
About 20 people will participate in 4 weeks of restorative yoga classes (2 classes per week for a total of 8 classes) taught by a 200 hr RYT at the Cancer Center of Kansas. Subjects will be randomly placed in one of two groups. The first group will start the class at the end of October while the second group acts as a control. After the first group is done, the control group gets to take the next session, so everyone gets to benefit from the practice. We had a group of patients do this study last year with great success.
Here are some of the criteria for participation:
- Has a confirmed diagnosis of cancer (but not metastatic cancer)
- Has undergone standard treatment (e.g., surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy)
- Has completed all scheduled treatment (see above) between 2 and 24 months prior to enrollment in the study.
- Has trouble sleeping.
- Has not regularly participated in a yoga class or maintained a personal practice within the last 3 months.
If you know anyone who might qualify for this study, please have them contact me at 268-5424 (work) or 765-4706 (cell) or email bradley_smith@via-christi.org
We're working on an official flyer for this, and I'll bring some copies to the studio as soon as they are ready.
Namaste,
Brad
2 comments:
Hey brad, I'll post this at my blog and will also send out an email if that's okay with you. Should I post your email/phone publicly or ask them to email me for it?
Thanks, Sarah, for your willingness to help. Just thinking about this some....
My post of this was close to the line as far as human protection regulations are concerned. Since it was posted to a limited number of people, it wasn't a problem (I hope). However, any announcement that gets closer to the general public has to be approved by the Institutional Review Board at Via Christi, which is a bit of a process. So, I'd say if you know someone who might qualify for the study, please give her/him my contact info. However, posting on your blog or sending out many emails could potentially bring the fist of the IRB down on my little bald head. Ouch! Sorry for the long-winded explanation, and I really do appreciate your help!
Brad
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