Harmony & Health: A Culturally Adapted Mindbody Intervention to Reduce Sitting Time and Improve Psychosocial Wellbeing in Black Adults

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Conditions studied: Psychosocial

In brief

This community-based study will assess the efficacy of a culturally adapted, yoga-based intervention to reduce sitting time, increase physical activity, and improve psychosocial wellbeing among insufficiently active Black adults in the Houston area.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05922943

Run by

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

People needed

251

Starts

2024-08-14

Expected to finish

2029-06-30

Last updated by the study team

2026-05-22

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 18. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Adults ≥18 years old
• Self-identify as Black or African American
• Self-reports MVPA <150 minutes/week
• Self-reports sedentary time ≥6 hours/ day
• Body mass index [BMI] ≥25.0 kg/m2 based on self-reported height and weight (and verified at baseline)
• Able to pass the modified Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q) or provide physician's clearance to participate
• Willing to be randomized to intervention or control
• Comfortable participating in group-based physical activity
• Able to read, speak, and write in English
• Able to provide written informed consent without assistance

You may not qualify if…

• < 18 years old
• Self-reports MVPA .150 minutes/week
• Self-reports sedentary time <6 hours/day
• Not classified as overweight or obese (BMI <25.0 kg/m2)
• Absolute contraindications to unassisted physical activity (e.g. acute MI, orthopedic and musculoskeletal limitations)
• Practicing yoga or enrolled in another program targeting physical activity, sedentary behavior, or weight loss in the last 6 months
• Previously participated in Harmony \& Health
• Pregnant or planning to become pregnant in the next 6 months
• Planning to move from the Houston area within the next 6 months

Where it is running

• M D Anderson Cancer Center — Houston, Texas, United States

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