Effects of YOCAS yoga, cognitive behavioral therapy, and survivorship health education on insomnia: A URCC NCORP Research Base Phase III RCT in 740 cancer survivors.

Authors

Karen Mustian

Karen Michelle Mustian

University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY

Karen Michelle Mustian , Po-Ju Lin , Eva Culakova , Javier Bautista , Huiwen Xu , Supriya Gupta Mohile , Michelle Christine Janelsins , Luke Joseph Peppone , Amber Kleckner , Ian Kleckner , Kah Poh Loh , Richard Francis Dunne , Nikesha Gilmore , Alison Katherine Conlin , Kim Ong Gococo , Anthony John Jaslowski

Organizations

University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, University of Rochester James Wilmot Cancer Institute, Rochester, NY, Pacific Cancer Research Consortium NCORP, Portland, OR, NCORP of the Carolinas (Greenville Health System NCORP), Greenville, SC, Wisconsin NCORP, Green Bay, WI

Research Funding

U.S. National Institutes of Health
U.S. National Institutes of Health

Background: Insomnia, a prevalent and troublesome side effect experienced by cancer survivors, significantly impairs recovery and survival. We conducted a nationwide, multicenter, phase III, blinded, randomized controlled trial testing whether 1) yoga is superior to survivorship health education (SHE) and 2) yoga is non-inferior to cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) for treating insomnia in survivors. Methods: The trial was conducted via the University of Rochester Cancer Center NCI Community Oncology Research Program (URCC NCORP) Research Base. Participants were cancer survivors between 2-60 months post adjuvant therapy, with insomnia, no metastatic disease, and no yoga participation during the previous 3 months. Survivors were randomized into 1) YOCAS yoga (2x/wk; 75 min/sess for 4 wks with pranayama, asana, and dhyana, N = 251), 2) CBT-I (1x/wk, 90 min/sess for 8 wks with sleep hygiene, stimulus control, sleep restriction, and cognitive therapy, N = 238), or 3) SHE (2x/wk; 75 min/sess for 4 wks with ASCO-recommended survivorship education, N = 251). Insomnia was assessed pre- and post-intervention via the Insomnia Severity Index. Results: 740 eligible cancer survivors were enrolled (93% female, mean age = 56 + 11, 75% breast cancer). ANCOVAs with baseline values as covariates revealed YOCAS is significantly better than SHE for treating insomnia at post-intervention (CS = change score; CS mean diff = -1.43, SE = 0.42, p < 0.01). Yoga participants demonstrated greater improvements in insomnia from pre- to post-intervention (CS = -3.61, SE = 0.30) compared to SHE participants (CS = -2.19, SE = 0.33, all p < 0.01). Intent-to-treat analyses of non-inferiority (non-inferiority margin set at 1.15 a priori) showed YOCAS is inferior to CBT-I (CS mean diff = 3.52, CI = 2.55 - 4.50, p < 0.01). However, analyses of non-inferiority using the optimal treatment effect in fully compliant survivors were inconclusive regarding whether YOCAS is non-inferior to CBT-I for treating insomnia (CS mean diff = 2.20, CI = 0.42 - 3.98, p = 0.09). Significantly more survivors withdrew from CBT-I and SHE due, in part, to disliking the interventions compared to YOCAS (30%, 25%, and 16%, respectively, p < 0.01). Conclusions: YOCAS yoga is better than SHE and results are inconclusive as to whether yoga is non-inferior to CBT-I for treating insomnia among survivors. Clinicians should consider prescribing YOCAS and CBT-I for survivors reporting insomnia. Funding: NCI UG1CA189961, R01CA181064, T32CA102618. Clinical trial information: NCT02613364.

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2020 ASCO Virtual Scientific Program

Session Type

Oral Abstract Session

Session Title

Symptoms and Survivorship

Track

Symptom Science and Palliative Care

Sub Track

Palliative Care and Symptom Management

Clinical Trial Registration Number

NCT02613364

Citation

J Clin Oncol 38: 2020 (suppl; abstr 12005)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2020.38.15_suppl.12005

Abstract #

12005

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