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Usefulness of Integrative Medicine Tools As Adjunctive Care for Women After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

NCT01020227 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2014-01-29

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Summary

Background: This randomized controlled trial investigates the effectiveness of an Integrative Therapies (IT) health education intervention in improving physical and psychological functioning in female patients after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG).

Methods: One hundred female cardiac surgery patients were assigned to either an intervention or standard care control group. Patients in the intervention group were given a cardiac yoga video, a guided imagery audiotape, instruction in diaphragmatic breathing, and an educational booklet outlining recommendations for dietary change. Patients were followed for 6 months by a health educator who provided ongoing education and encouragement and were assessed at 6 weeks and 6 months post surgery to determine between group differences on physical functioning and psychological distress using the SF-36 and the Profile of Mood States

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Integrative Therapies Intervention

Patients in the intervention group were given a cardiac yoga video, a guided imagery audiotape, instruction in diaphragmatic breathing, and an educational booklet outlining recommendations for dietary change. Patients were followed for 6 months by a health educator who provided ongoing education and encouragement

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Erin L Olivo, PhD, MPH · Columbia University

  • Mehmet C Oz, MD · Columbia University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-02-29
Completion
2007-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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