Recruiting

Latin Dance vs. Usual Care

Sponsor:

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Code:

NCT06844981

Conditions

Cancer Survivorship

Sleep Disturbances

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Latin Dance

Study Details

Brief summary:

The primary objective is to assess the feasibility, acceptability and explore the impact of a culturally appropriate Latin Dance intervention vs. Usual Care on sleep quality for Hispanic cancer survivors.

Secondary objectives are to examine the preliminary efficacy of a culturally appropriate Latin Dance intervention on secondary cancer- and treatment-related side effects (e.g., Quality of Life, distress, insomnia, fatigue).

Conditions

Cancer Survivorship

Sleep Disturbances

Study ID

NCT06844981

Start date

Apr 1, 2026

Status verified date

Aug, 2026

Completion date

Mar, 2027

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Dec, 2026

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Be 18 years of age or older
  • Self-identify as Hispanic and/or Latino(a)
  • Have a confirmed diagnosis of a solid tumor or hematologic malignancy
  • Must have completed primary cancer treatment 3+ months prior to enrollment (e.g., chemotherapy, surgery, and/or radiation therapy but may be on hormonal therapy and/or immunotherapy or other long-term therapies)
  • Have sleep disturbance (indicated by a response of 3 or more on the MD Anderson Symptom Inventory sleep question by using an 11-point scale anchored by 0 \[no sleep disturbance\] and 10 \[worst possible sleep disturbance\]
  • Be able to read and understand English and/or Spanish
  • Physically Inactive (<150 minutes of vigorous exercise/week within the past 3 months)

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Current regular Latin dancing practice within the past year (2-3 times a week over a period of two months that is not interrupted).
  • Inability to speak and read English or Spanish proficiently
  • Inability to understand informed consent
  • Medical conditions that can cause sleep impairment: sleep apnea, restless leg syndrome, shift work
  • Regular use of a walker or wheelchair
  • Healing or unhealed fractures
  • Heart failure
  • Life expectancy <12 months
  • Unwilling to be randomized to study arms and/or commit to 8 weeks of classes and a follow-up assessment

Study Design

Enrollment

50 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Supportive Care

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

no intervention: Usual care arm

Participants in the usual care arm will receive care as usual and will not participate in the Latin Dancing program.

experimental: Intervention arm

Participants in this arm will participate in the virtual Latin Dance group program that meets for 8 weeks, 2x each week, for 75 minute sessions.

Interventions

Latin Dance

Latin Dance intervention

Primary outcome measure

  • Feasibility of the Intervention [ Time Frame: 8 weeks ]
  • Treatment Perception Questionnaire (Acceptability of Intervention) [ Time Frame: Post-intervention (at approximately 8 weeks) ]
  • Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index [ Time Frame: Baseline and post-intervention (approximately 8 weeks) ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Evelyn Arana, DrPH

908-642-0861earana@CINJ.Rutgers.edu

Arlette Chavez, MD

732-715-4923ac2758@CINJ.Rutgers.edu

Locations

Rutgers Cancer Institute

Recruiting

New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States, 08901

More Information

Sponsor

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Last update posted

Aug 7, 2026

Last verified

Aug, 2026

Keywords

  • Cancer
  • Cancer Survivorship
  • Sleep Disturbances
  • Hispanic Cancer Survivors
  • Latin Dancing

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey on 2026-08-07.