Status:
COMPLETED
Stress Management and Biomarkers of Risk in Cardiac Rehabilitation
Lead Sponsor:
Duke University
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Conditions:
Coronary Heart Disease
Eligibility:
All Genders
35+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to assess the extent to which combining exercise and stress management training (SMT) is more effective at improving biomarkers in vulnerable cardiac patients compared to ...
Detailed Description
Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the leading cause of death in the United States and in roughly half the cases its first clinical manifestations, myocardial infarction (MI) or sudden cardiac death (SCD...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Diagnosis of Coronary Heart Disease (CHD)
- Eligibility for Cardiac Rehabilitation (CR) in North Carolina
- Capacity to give informed consent and follow study procedures
Exclusion
- Received heart transplant
- LVEF \< 30%
- Labile ECG changes prior to testing
- Currently using a pacemaker
- Resting BP \> 200/120 mm Hg
- Left main disease \> 50%
- Unable to comply with assessment procedures
- Unwilling or unable to be randomized to treatment groups
- Primary diagnosis of the following psychiatric disorders: schizophrenia, dementia, current delirium, or other psychotic disorder
- Current alcohol or substance abuse disorder
- Acute suicide risk
- Actively undergoing ongoing psychiatric treatment
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 1 2016
Estimated Enrollment :
164 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00981253
Start Date
September 1 2009
End Date
February 1 2016
Last Update
February 1 2018
Active Locations (2)
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1
University of North Carolina Hospitals - Meadowmont
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 27517
2
Duke University Medical Center - Center for Living
Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27710