Status:
UNKNOWN
A Trial of Stress Reduction in the Secondary Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease in Blacks
Lead Sponsor:
Maharishi International University
Collaborating Sponsors:
Columbia University
Conditions:
Coronary Artery Disease
Eligibility:
All Genders
Phase:
PHASE2
Brief Summary
The overall hypothesis of this study is that a cardiac rehabilitation program with meditation will be more effective than cardiac rehabilitation alone in improving blood flow through the diseased coro...
Detailed Description
The overall objective of this study is to conduct a randomized controlled trial to determine the efficacy of cardiac rehabilitation with and without a structured, standardized, and validated stress re...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Male or female
- Age: No limitations
- CHD documented by medical history of at least one of the following: a.acute myocardial infarction (MI) within the preceding 12 months b.coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) c. percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI, PTCA)d. chronic stable angina
- Written informed consent
Exclusion
- noncardiac life threatening illness
- Severe cognitive impairment or physical disability
- History of major psychiatric disorder, i.e. psychosis, dementia, or substance abuse disorder within the past year.
- Left ventricular ejection fraction less than 40%
- Conditions that may be a contraindications to PET perfusion imaging with adenosine stress testing, including unstable angina or myocardial infarction in the past week, aortic stenosis, uncontrolled hypertension, uncontrolled atrial or ventricular arrhythmias, second-degree or higher atrio-ventricular block in the absence of a functioning pacemaker, baseline hypotension (systolic blood pressure \< 90 mm Hg), severe obstructive lung disease or decompensated heart failure.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
May 1 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
56 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01810029
Start Date
October 1 2009
End Date
May 1 2013
Last Update
March 13 2013
Active Locations (1)
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Columbia University Medical Center, Dept of Cardiology
New York, New York, United States, 10032