A Trial of Stress Reduction in the Secondary Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease in Blacks
Status unconfirmed · Phase 2
Conditions studied: Coronary Artery Disease
In brief
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 coronary arteries in African Americans. For this purpose, 56 African American men and women with coronary heart disease will be randomly assigned either to standard cardiac rehabilitation plus the Transcendental Meditation program or to standard cardiac rehabilitation alone. The treatment period will be 12 weeks in length.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01810029
- Run by
- Maharishi International University
- People needed
- 56
- Starts
- 2009-10-01
- Expected to finish
- 2013-05-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2013-03-13
Who can join
Age: any. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- 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
You may not qualify if…
- 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.
Where it is running
- Columbia University Medical Center, Dept of Cardiology — New York, New York, United States
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