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The Effects of an Intensive Lifestyle Modification Program on Carotid Artery Intima-Media Thickness

NCT00243581 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2005-10-31

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of the Ornish Program on cardiovascular disease as measured by the IMT of the common carotid artery, and to compare this effect to outcomes from patients participating in traditional cardiac rehabilitation.

Conditions

  • a Myocardial Infarction
  • Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty Stent Placement

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Dean Ornish Heart Disease Reversing Program

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • SwedishAmerican Health System

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Steven G. Aldana, Ph.D. · SwedishAmerican Health System

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2000-08-31
Completion
2005-05-31

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