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Does Choral Singing Help imprOve Stress in Patients With Ischemic HeaRt Disease?

NCT03076801 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 16

Last updated 2018-11-26

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This pilot randomized control trial will examine the role of choral singing on psychosocial stress and cardiovascular outcomes in patients with ischemic heart disease (IHD). The hypothesis is that choral singing will improve psychosocial stress in comparison to the control group and this may have an impact on rates of hospitalization, death, myocardial infarction and stroke in these patients.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Choral Singing

In addition to usual medical care, participants in the intervention group will participate in weekly 60-90 minute singing sessions led by professional musicians over a 12-week period. Sessions will begin with a 5-minute physical warm-up of gentle stretching and a 5-minute vocal warm-up. Music will be selected from a variety of genres and eras. Attendance will be taken weekly.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Dalhousie University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Nova Scotia Health Authority

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Paul MacDonald, MD · Nova Scotia Health Authority

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-09-25
Primary Completion
2018-07-26
Completion
2018-10-05

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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Diseases

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