Status:
COMPLETED
The Effects of a Yoga Program in Heart Failure Patients
Lead Sponsor:
University of California, San Francisco
Conditions:
Heart Failure
Eligibility:
All Genders
30-75 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The proposed research will investigate the clinical outcomes associated with a modified yoga training program in patients with heart failure (HF). HF patients (15-20) will participate in a modified yo...
Detailed Description
The proposed research project is a pilot study designed to delineate the clinical outcomes associated with a modified yoga program in a population of adults with ventricular dysfunction and clinical h...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- NYHA class I-III
- normal sinus rhythm
- able to walk
- ability to read or understand English
- age 30-75
Exclusion
- cognitive impairment
- inability to consent
- 100% paced with pacemaker
- hospitalization within 3 months
- MI or recurrent angina within 6 months
- severe stenotic valve disease
- history of sudden cardiac death
- history of uncontrolled ventricular tachyarrhythmias
- pulmonary hypertension
- FEV1 less than 1 liter by spirometry
- orthopedic impediments to yoga
- medication noncompliance
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
20 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00794027
Start Date
November 1 2008
End Date
December 1 2009
Last Update
August 2 2013
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UCSF Osher Center and UCSF Cardiology Faculty Practice
San Francisco, California, United States, 94143