NCT06919874 · M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Dyadic Yoga Program for Patients Undergoing Thoracic Radiotherapy and Their Family Caregivers: The Testing of a Mobile Application Delivery
What this study is about
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.
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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.
Interventions
BEHAVIORAL
Thinking 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
Primary outcome measures
Safety and Adverse Events (AEs)
Time frame: Through study completion; an average of 1 year.
Incidence of Adverse Events, Graded According to National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI CTCAE) Version (v) 5.0
Who can participate
This study lists these criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov. A study coordinator reviews eligibility during screening — this page does not determine whether you qualify.
Inclusion criteria
- Be diagnosed with a non-small cell lung cancer or esophageal cancer and going to receive at least 24 fractions thoracic RT
- Have an ECOG performance status of \<2
- Have a family caregiver (e.g., spouse, sibling, adult child) willing to participate Both patient and caregiver must meet all the following criteria:
- Be \>18 years old
- Be able to read and speak English
- Be able to provide informed consent
- Have regular (self-defined) access to Wi-Fi/High speed internet access
Exclusion criteria
- Experiences cognitive deficits that would impede the completion of self-report instruments as deemed by their attending oncologist
- Experiences contraindications to exercise as determined by the clinical team
- Regularly (self-defined) participants in a yoga program in the year prior to diagnosis Participants who participated in part 1 are ineligible to participate in part 2 of this protocol.
Where
- Houston, Texas
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Data: ClinicalTrials.gov · synced Jan 9, 2026 · Source of record for eligibility and locations