Coronary Artery Disease
Conditions
Keywords
dietary, behavior, IDF criteria, coronary artery disease, Traditional Tibetan Medicine, coronary artery disease in patients, who have an increased cardiovascular risk profile according to the criteria by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF)
Brief summary
Coronary artery disease has a high death toll in the Western world. Changes in lifestyle, particularly in nutrition and physical activity may significantly reduce a severe coronary atherosclerosis within one year without the use of medication. Several dietary studies have shown that not only the progress of coronary artery disease can be slowed down, but it may also increase significantly the survival of these patients. Up until now there is little known about therapeutic effects by complementary medicine. In particular, Traditional Tibetan medicine dietary programs have shown in few case reports that weight could be reduced in patients with obesity. Therefore, the investigators developed a specific dietary program for patients with coronary artery disease, who have an increased cardiovascular risk profile according to the criteria by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF).
Interventions
BEHAVIORALNutritional and behavioral program A
Recommendation for nutrition and behavior for patients with coronary artery disease according to the German Society of Nutritional Medicine and the International Task Force for the Prevention of Coronary Artery Disease
BEHAVIORALNutritional and behavioral program B
Recommendation for nutrition and behavior for patients with coronary artery disease according to the system of the Traditional Tibetan Medicine
Sponsors
University Hospital Tuebingen
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Investigator)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* \>= 18 years old * male and female * coronary artery disease * criteria of International Diabetes Federation (IDF)
Exclusion criteria
* \<18 years old * incapability for informed consent * history of malignity, psychiatric disorder, tissue, thyroid gland and renal diseases, anorexia or bulimia * administration of steroids or hormones * pregnancy * body mass index \< 25
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Body mass index | 6 months |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Intima media thickness HbA1C Lipid status Platelet activation markers as prognostic biomarkers | 6 months |
Countries
Germany
Outcome results
None listed