Status:

COMPLETED

Adherence to an Exercise and Healthy Diet Program in Patients With Coronary Heart Disease Aged ≥ 60 Years

Lead Sponsor:

University Medicine Greifswald

Collaborating Sponsors:

German Center of Cardiovascular Diseases (DZHK)

Conditions:

Coronary Heart Disease

Risk Reduction Behavior

Eligibility:

All Genders

60+ years

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to implement a multimodal lifestyle intervention over 3 months in individuals ≥ 60 years of age with coronary heart disease and to examine the adherence to this interventio...

Detailed Description

Long-term adherence to a healthy lifestyle that promotes heart health (e.g. physical activity, healthy diet, non-smoking) is not yet sufficiently achieved in patients with coronary artery disease (≥ 6...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • age of ≥ 60 years
  • established CVD defined by a stenosis of ≥ 70% of a least one coronary vessel
  • optimal treatment according to the European Society of Cardiology guidelines (2016)

Exclusion

  • heart failure, left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) \< 40%
  • implanted cardioverter/defibrillator or pacemaker
  • recent cardiovascular event ≤ 2 months prior to study inclusion (acute myocardial infarction, resuscitation, re-vascularization, device implantation, or stroke)
  • planned coronary revascularization
  • uncontrolled blood pressure (systolic blood pressure of ≥ 200 mmHg)
  • body mass index ≥ 35 kg/m2
  • baseline cardiopulmonary exercise test results precluding safe exercise training (e.g., ischemia or arrhythmias)
  • no ability to participate in exercise training (e.g., COPD GOLD III-IV, claudication ≥ 2b, or previous disabling stroke)
  • current mental disorder requiring inpatient treatment
  • current addictions (excluding tobacco use), florid psychoses, current severe depressive episode (according to ICD-10)
  • severe cognitive or physical impairment
  • no serious co-existing diseases (e.g., cancer) with life expectancy \< 1 year
  • weekly self-reported PA ≥ 150 minutes on a moderate intensity level ≤ 6 months prior to study inclusion

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 2017

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 30 2019

Estimated Enrollment :

37 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06178263

Start Date

December 1 2017

End Date

June 30 2019

Last Update

December 20 2023

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Department of Preventive Resaerch and Social Medicine, Institute for Community Medicine, University Medicine Greifswald

Greifswald, Germany, 17489