Researching Emotions And Cardiac Health

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Conditions studied: Congestive Heart Failure, Emotions, Patient Compliance

In brief

The purpose of the study is to understand how positive emotions (e.g., optimism, happiness) are associated with health behavior adherence in patients with heart failure (HF), as well as whether performing exercises to improve positive emotions may help to improve health behavior adherence as well.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02737761

Run by

Massachusetts General Hospital

People needed

30

Starts

2015-01-01

Expected to finish

2016-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-10-27

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Adult patients with NYHA class II or III HF admitted to an MGH inpatient unit or outpatients at the MGH Heart Center. Investigators will enroll subjects who develop mild to moderate HF symptoms during activity but not at rest. NYHA class II/III HF patients comprise the majority of subjects in studies that identify links between physical activity and improved exercise capacity, QoL, and survival making them an ideal study population. HF diagnosis, clinical stability, and NYHA class will be clarified with the inpatient or outpatient cardiology team.

You may not qualify if…

• Cognitive deficits impeding a subject's ability to provide informed consent or participate, assessed via a 6-item cognitive test that is sensitive and specific for screening for cognitive impairment in research subjects.
• Medical conditions precluding interviews or likely to lead to death within 6 months.
• Inability to speak English, inability to read or write, inability to walk, or lack of a telephone.

Where it is running

• Massachusetts General Hospital — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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