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Exploring Behavioral Interventions to Improve Heart Failure

NCT01625819 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 135

Last updated 2016-01-11

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Summary

The objective of this research is to compare Tai Chi versus Resistance Exercise, Health Education and usual care for changes in cardiac functional capacity measured for ability of the heart to pump by measuring ejection fraction (EF), end systolic and diastolic volumes in heart failure (HF) patients. Also measured will be changes in physical function measured by walking speed and distance in the 6-min walk task, work performed during a bicycle task, and changes in daily physical activity. The investigators will compare groups for altered well-being including: depression, sleep disturbances, fatigue, mindfulness, spirituality and quality of life. In addition the investigators will compare groups for altered vascular and pro-inflammatory markers, catecholamines, and autonomic function at rest and in response to the bicycle task. Also, the investigators will assess cardiac related hospitalization and death over a 12 month period by examining medical records.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Tai Chi

32 1-hour bi-weekly group sessions of Tai Chi instruction

BEHAVIORAL

Resistance Band

32 1-hour bi-weekly group sessions of Resistance Band exercises

BEHAVIORAL

Health Education

32 1-hour bi-weekly group sessions of health education

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Laura S Redwine, PhD · University of California, San Diego

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-08-31
Primary Completion
2014-04-30
Completion
2015-08-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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