None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
Cardiac rehabilitation programs have been proven to improve a range of cardiovascular and psychosocial risk factors in cardiac patients; however, the decline in sustained exercise in post-cardiac rehabilitation patients suggests the need for interventions to both maintain physical activity as well as offsetting the risks of future cardiac incidents. Evidence supports the use of yoga highlighting strong adherence rates to yoga exercise and significant improvements in stress, depression, anxiety and physical aspects of health in a range of healthy and clinical populations. This current study aims to determine whether a standardised yoga intervention will improve stress, anxiety, depression, cardiovascular function and cognitive function in post-cardiac rehabilitation patients. This is a 16 week randomised control trial using a range of psychological and physical tests to determine the effects of a 12 week yoga intervention and whether beneficial effects persist 4 week after the end of the intervention.
Interventions
Intervention will be a 12 week standardised yoga program consisting of 2 instructor lead class sessions and 1 self practice home session every week.
This yoga program will be a customised hatha yoga program incorporating postures (balance, stretching and core strenght), meditation and breathing exercises.
Each instructor lead session will be approximately 1 hour in duration and participants will be asked to practice for 1 hour at home once a week.
Sponsors
University of Western Sydney
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Prevention
Masking
Open (masking not used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
-Patients having had revascularisation procedures and completion of an approved phase 2 cardiac rehabilitation program within the past 9 months -over 18 years of age -ability to give informed consent -ability to perform prescribed yoga movements -ability to complete the 12 week yoga intervention -ability to speak and read English fluently
Exclusion criteria
-pregnancy -severe cognitive deficits (MMSE< 21) -previous or current psychological disorders not associated with depression or anxiety -end stage congestive heart failure -permanent bed-bound status -unstable abdominal, thoracic or cerebral aneurysm -acute myocarditis, pericarditis, pulmonary embolus or pulmonary infarction -participation in a yoga program prior to or during the study -participation in a clinical trial for an experimental drug within the last 30 days before the study -consumption of caffeine 4 hours prior or alcohol 24 hours prior to testing sessions
Outcome results
None listed