Mindfulness program to reduce inflammation in heart disease
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This trial studies whether a mindfulness (stress-reducing) program can lower “vascular inflammation” (inflammation in blood vessel walls) in people with stable coronary disease. It may help by improving stress and related inflammation markers while you stay on your usual heart medicines.
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Who can take part
- You feel stressed and/or have a stress score over 13 (moderate stress)
- You can attend most sessions—fewer than 3 missed appointments in the past year
- You have stable coronary disease with past heart event/procedure (more than 6 months ago) or high coronary calcium on a scan
- Your heart symptoms are stable, with no current heart failure or serious rhythm problems
- Your medicines have been stable for 90 days, and you are not taking a high-intensity statin for medical reasons
- No major neurological or systemic inflammatory conditions, and you’re not on anti-inflammatory treatments
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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