Dyadic Yoga Program for Patients Undergoing Thoracic Radiotherapy and Their Family Caregivers: The Testing of a Mobile Application Delivery
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Summary
The goal of the trial is to test the usability, feasibility and acceptability of an unsupervised, appbased yoga program for participants undergoing thoracic RT and their caregivers.
Description
Primary Objective: The Investigators propose to test the usability, feasibility and acceptability of an unsupervised, app-basedyoga program for patients undergoing thoracic RT and their caregivers. The Investigators specific aims will be carried out in two parts: Part 1: • The Investigators will perform the initial usability testing of the working prototypes of both iOS and Android versions to determine whether users can complete the required tasks successfully and independently and to identify problems with navigation and functioning. The Investigators primary objective is to: Aim 1: Fin…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Be diagnosed with a non-small cell lung cancer or esophageal cancer and going to receive at least 24 fractions thoracic RT 2. Have an ECOG performance status of \<2 3. Have a family caregiver (e.g., spouse, sibling, adult child) willing to participate Both patient and caregiver must meet all the following criteria: 1. Be \>18 years old 2. Be able to read and speak English 3. Be able to provide informed consent 4. Have regular (self-defined) access to Wi-Fi/High speed internet access Exclusion Criteria: 1. Experiences cognitive deficits that would impede the completi…
Interventions
- BehavioralThinking out Loud Session
Participants will complete one thinking out loud session (approx. 60 minutes). The session will be led by a yoga therapist (see below) either in person at the hospital or via Zoom. Individual patients, caregivers or patient-caregiver dyads will attend the session. Each participant will need to either bring their own device or will use an institutional loaner device if no personal device is available. During the session, participants will be asked to download the app from the device appropriate app store and open the app. Then, we will implement the thinking out loud methods asking participants to continuously think out loud, meaning verbalizing their thoughts as they move through the user interface of the app. The sessions will be audio recorded with permission obtained during the consent process. Specific feedback will be requested using a semi-structured interview approach
Location
- The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, Texas