The Effects of a Yoga Program in Heart Failure Patients
YOGA
The Clinical Outcomes Associated With a Modified Yoga Program in Heart Failure
1 other identifier
interventional
20
1 country
1
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 yoga program during an 8 week period, two times per week with instruction for home practice. Baseline measures and follow-up will be taken after 8 weeks. The underlying hypothesis to be tested is that yoga-induced improvements in nervous system and skeletal muscle function will yield positive effects on clinical outcomes, functional ability, and health-related quality of life in patients with HF. The effect of combined yoga and breathing training on the natural history of HF and its potential to decrease negative clinical outcomes and improve symptoms is unknown. The relevance of this research is related to the important information it will provide to clinicians caring for patients with HF and will be the basis for pilot data for future NIH funding applications.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at below P25 for not_applicable heart-failure
Started Nov 2008
Shorter than P25 for not_applicable heart-failure
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
November 1, 2008
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
November 11, 2008
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
November 19, 2008
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
May 1, 2009
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
December 1, 2009
CompletedAugust 2, 2013
July 1, 2013
6 months
November 11, 2008
July 31, 2013
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Improvement in heart rate variability
8 weeks
Secondary Outcomes (2)
Health-related quality of life
8 weeks
muscle strength
8 weeks
Study Arms (1)
Yoga group
OTHERPatients with heart failure
Interventions
8 weeks of yoga training that occurs 2 times per week. The patients will also perform yoga breathing at home 3 times per week.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- NYHA class I-III
- normal sinus rhythm
- able to walk
- ability to read or understand English
- age 30-75
You may not qualify if:
- cognitive impairment
- inability to consent
- % 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
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
UCSF Osher Center and UCSF Cardiology Faculty Practice
San Francisco, California, 94143, United States
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Jill Howie-Esquivel, PhD
University of California, San Francisco
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- NA
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- SINGLE GROUP
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
November 11, 2008
First Posted
November 19, 2008
Study Start
November 1, 2008
Primary Completion
May 1, 2009
Study Completion
December 1, 2009
Last Updated
August 2, 2013
Record last verified: 2013-07