Breast cancer survivors sought for upcoming Recovery & Rejuvenation study
PHOENIX - Nov. , 2015 - ASU Now - Train the Trainers - Dr. Linda Larkey, the study's principal investigator, front left, joins others in meditative movements in a 'Train the Trainers' session of Tai Chi Easy, Friday, Nov. 20, 2015, at City Space Park in downtown Phoenix. The new trainers will conduct a National Cancer Institute-funded research project to test whether Meditative Movement (based on a standardized and tested Qigong/Tai Chi Easy protocol) is more effective for improving fatigue and other symptoms in women after treatment for breast cancer than other group therapies. Photo by Charlie Leight/ASU Now
Charlie Leight
For breast cancer survivors who would like to increase their feelings of well-being and their energy levels, ASU’s Recovery & Rejuvenation Study may be able to help. Since October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, organizers have gotten the ball rolling early to register interested parties for an upcoming study.
Individuals may be eligible to enroll in an eight-week series of free, one-hour classes taught by ASU research staff in the Brady Conference Center at HonorHealth Shea Campus, Wednesday mornings starting March 13, 2019. Organizers offer three different series of free classes. In two of the three series, instructors teach and practice forms of gentle movement while, in the third, participants take an educational approach.
These classes were scheduled in March to be convenient to cancer survivors who attend the Mayo Clinic’s free, all-day symposium scheduled for Feb. 23 titled, “Living With and Overcoming My Cancer,” which is intended for cancer patients and their loved ones.
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Breast cancer survivors sought for upcoming Recovery & Rejuvenation study
Charlie Leight
PHOENIX - Nov. , 2015 - ASU Now - Train the Trainers - Dr. Linda Larkey, the study's principal investigator, front left, joins others in meditative movements in a 'Train the Trainers' session of Tai Chi Easy, Friday, Nov. 20, 2015, at City Space Park in downtown Phoenix. The new trainers will conduct a National Cancer Institute-funded research project to test whether Meditative Movement (based on a standardized and tested Qigong/Tai Chi Easy protocol) is more effective for improving fatigue and other symptoms in women after treatment for breast cancer than other group therapies. Photo by Charlie Leight/ASU Now
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For breast cancer survivors who would like to increase their feelings of well-being and their energy levels, ASU’s Recovery & Rejuvenation Study may be able to help. Since October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, organizers have gotten the ball rolling early to register interested parties for an upcoming study.
Individuals may be eligible to enroll in an eight-week series of free, one-hour classes taught by ASU research staff in the Brady Conference Center at HonorHealth Shea Campus, Wednesday mornings starting March 13, 2019. Organizers offer three different series of free classes. In two of the three series, instructors teach and practice forms of gentle movement while, in the third, participants take an educational approach.
These classes were scheduled in March to be convenient to cancer survivors who attend the Mayo Clinic’s free, all-day symposium scheduled for Feb. 23 titled, “Living With and Overcoming My Cancer,” which is intended for cancer patients and their loved ones.
“Evidence-based research has shown that gentle movement and peer support are both associated with significant benefits for cancer survivors during treatment and beyond,” said Dr. Linda Larkey, principal investigator for the ASU research study. “We are hoping to learn why that might be, and which approach is most beneficial.”
Helping women improve and feel better has been one of the most significant outcomes for Taylor James, an ASU nursing student who is a Fountain Hills resident and Recovery & Rejuvenation team member, who does much of the data processing.
“I get to meet and talk to the women in our study when they first start, and again at the end, and it is fun to hear their stories of improvement and enjoyment,” James said.
To compensate women for taking the time to help the team advance science, participants will receive up to $70 in gift cards after completing the study. Participants are required to visit ASU’s downtown campus twice to participate in “before the eight-week classes” and “after the eight-week classes” evaluations.
Women who meet these three criteria are eligible to learn more about the study:
*Stage 0 to Stage III breast cancer survivor.
*Between 45 and 75 years of age.
*At least six months, up to 10 years, past primary treatment.
For more information about the Recovery & Rejuvenation research study, call ASU’s research study line at 602-496-2329, or email RnR@asu.edu.
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