Status:
COMPLETED
Expressive Writing for Heart Healing
Lead Sponsor:
Istituto Auxologico Italiano
Conditions:
Ischemic Heart Disease
Obesity
Eligibility:
All Genders
Up to 70 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study will determine whether the psychological and physical benefits of expressive writing extend to obese in-patients with Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD)referred to cardiac rehabilitation
Detailed Description
Expressive writing, for as little as 3-5 sessions of 20 minutes, has been found to improve both physical and psychological health based on health outcome measures such as number of doctor's visits and...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- obesity
- Ischemic Heart disease
- Signed informed consent
Exclusion
- Visual or manual limitations that preclude reading and writing
- Unwilling to participate
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2010
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 1 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
100 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01253486
Start Date
January 1 2010
End Date
May 1 2013
Last Update
February 12 2021
Active Locations (1)
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San Giuseppe Hospital, Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCSS
Verbania, Italy, 28921