Yoga-based cardiac rehabilitation for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This interventional study compares a yoga-based cardiac rehabilitation program (Yoga-CaRe HF) to an educational package in adults with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction, classified as NYHA class II or III. Participants will complete a hospital-based rehabilitation program designed to improve heart health. Outcomes focus on safety and potential improvements in exercise capacity, symptoms, and quality of life. The study is conducted at multiple sites in India and is led by the Centre for Chronic Disease Control with collaboration from national institutes.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Male and female patients above 18years
* Physician diagnosed heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction based on ESC guidelines
* Patients should be NYHA class II/III
* Willing and able to attend the complete hospital-based CR programme on their own

Exclusion Criteria:

* Comorbid disease or behavioral or other limitations that interfere with performing Yoga training or prevent the completion of 1 y of exercise training
* Elective Cardiovascular procedure or hospitalization planned in the coming 3 months
* Currently pregnant or intend to become pregnant in the next year
* Heart failure secondary to significant correctable/reversible cause like primary valvular disease/ correctable congential heat disease
* Performance of exercise training/yoga at regular intervals (more than once per week) at a moderate-to-vigorous intensity at any time in the previous 6 week
* Participation in other clinical trials

Where it's running

• SDM College of Medical Sciences & Hospital
  Dharwad, Karnataka, India Recruiting
• JSS Hospital
  Mysore, Karnataka, India Recruiting
• North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Medical Sciences
  Shillong, Meghālaya, India Recruiting
• Dayanand Medical College and Hospital
  Ludhiana, Punjab, India Recruiting
• Madras Medical College
  Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Recruiting
• Sri Ramchandra Institute of Higher Education and Research
  Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Dorairaj Prabhakaran, MD DM (Cardiology) — Centre for Chronic Disease Control, New Delhi
• Study coordinator: Dorairaj Prabhakaran, MD DM
• Email: dprabhakaran@ccdcindia.org
• Phone: +91 11 41618456

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.