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Clinical Trials/NCT00243581
NCT00243581CompletedPhase 4

The Effects of an Intensive Lifestyle Modification Program on Carotid Artery Intima-Media Thickness

SwedishAmerican Health System0 sitesStarted: August 1, 2000Last updated:
Conditions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Phase 4
Status
Completed
Sponsor

Study Overview

Brief Summary

The objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of the Ornish Program on cardiovascular disease as measured by the IMT of the common carotid artery, and to compare this effect to outcomes from patients participating in traditional cardiac rehabilitation.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Single Group
Primary Purpose
Prevention
Masking
Single

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • Patients will be accepted into the study if they demonstrate one or more of the following within the previous 12 months: a myocardial infarction, coronary artery bypass graft surgery, or percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty, stent placement, or rotoblator procedures. Patients will also accepted if they have stable angina as determined by the Rose Questionnaire or pacemaker associated with one or more of the previously mentioned diagnoses. For the purposes of this study, myocardial infarction is defined as the presence of at least two of the following three criteria: continuous chest pain lasting at least 30 minutes; electrocardiogram changes expressing an evolving myocardial infarction (ST segment elevation or depression, evolving Q waves, or symmetric inversion of T waves); or elevated cardiac enzyme levels (at least twice the I levels).

Exclusion Criteria

  • Not provided

Investigators

Sponsor
SwedishAmerican Health System
Sponsor Class
Other

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