Effects of the Buddhist walking meditation exercise capacity and quality of life in patients with chronic heart failure: A randomized controlled study

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Chronic heart failureNYHA class II- III; Chronic heart failure; heart failure; NYHA class II III; Buddhist walking meditation; walking meditation; aerobic exercise; exercise; exercise capacity

• Registration Number: TCTR20191128001
• Lead Sponsor: Routine to Research Siriraj Hospital

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Completion: 2019-09-06
• Study Start: 2019-11-28
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 48

Inclusion Criteria

Eligible patients between 18 and 80 years old, with diagnosed NYHA class II or III heart failure, and received a stable medical regimen at least 1 month

Exclusion Criteria

Patients were excluded based on the following criteria: (1) acute myocardial infarction or unstable angina or major cardiac surgery or cardiac resynchronization in the past 6 weeks; (2) uncontrolled cardiac arrhythmias or uncontrolled valvular heart diseases or cardiac arrest in the past 3 months; (3) current participation in a cardiac rehabilitation program or mind-body interventions such as Tai-Chi, inability to walk due to lower limb amputation or severe arthritis of lower extremities.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Exercise capacity 6 weeks 6-minute walk test

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Quality of life 6 weeks Thai Version Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire (MLHFQ),Hemodynamic response 6 weeks Systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure and resting heart rate,compliance 6 weeks logbook recording