Status:
COMPLETED
Dissertation Project Title: Effects of a Mindfulness-Based Intervention in Chronic Heart Failure
Lead Sponsor:
Göteborg University
Collaborating Sponsors:
Sahlgrenska University Hospital
Conditions:
Chronic Heart Failure
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Patients with Chronic Heart Failure diagnosed and conventional treated, but still symptomatic (i.e. breathlessness, fatigue) is invited. Eligible patients are randomised to (1) care as usual (i.e. op...
Detailed Description
Effects of a Mindfulness-Based Intervention on Symptoms and Signs, Well-Being and Health in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure Rationale: Despite progress in medical treatment, many patients with he...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Diagnosed chronic heart (CHF) failure by echocardiography
- Functional class II-IV according to the New York Heart Association (NYHA)
- Symptoms of breathlessness and/or tiredness rated 2-5 by patients using five-point scales, ranging from asymptomatic (1) to symptoms at rest (5)
- Stable condition, that is no deterioration of heart failure symptoms or new CHF drug or hospitalizations because of decompensated heart failure within the last four weeks
Exclusion
- Severe psychiatric diagnosis (requiring treatment)
- Severe substance abuse (documented in journal)
- Severe somatic disease with short expected survival (i.e., malignancy)
- Communication difficulties (i.e., impaired vision or hearing, need of an interpreter to understand Swedish)
- Cognitive or adherence difficulties (documented in journal)
- Unstable angina pectoris
- Post-partum cardiomyopathy
- Ongoing participation in any other interventional study
- Unwillingness to participate
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 10 2010
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 31 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
50 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04871178
Start Date
October 10 2010
End Date
December 31 2013
Last Update
May 4 2021
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