Yoga and Rate and Duration of Inappropriate Sinus Tachycardia (IST) Episodes

NCT ID: NCT01695538

Last Updated: 2015-11-16

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: WITHDRAWN
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2011-12-31
• Study Completion Date: 2015-11-30

Brief Summary

Inappropriate sinus tachycardia (IST) is an uncommon form of atrial tachycardia. The term "inappropriate" in medicine is commonly defined as a heart rate greater than 100 beats per minute at rest or with minimal physiological challenge. IST is characterized by an increased resting heart rate with an exaggerated response to exercise or stress.

Yoga has been used extensively around the world as an alternative medicine approach in treating numerous chronic and debilitating diseases. Studies have been conducted in various countries to determine the benefits of Yoga as therapy for these chronic diseases. Several studies have confirmed that yoga can reduce anxiety and regulate the stress response.

Studies in the past have shown that Yoga relieves stress, one of the most common triggers for the arrhythmia and increased heart rate in IST. Based on past studies we hypothesize that patients with IST might benefit by practicing yoga. Yoga may also help in better rate and rhythm control with yoga when employed in combination with usual medical arrangement.

Conditions

Inappropriate Sinus Tachycardia

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NA
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Yoga

Participants will be asked to practice yoga 3 days per week, at a minimum and encouraged to practice 7 days per week, for 1 year.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Yoga

Intervention Type: OTHER

The subjects will be asked to practice Yoga poses at least 3 times a week at home, although daily Yoga will be encouraged. Participants will be trained in breathing exercises, postures and meditation. Each time they practice yoga will be for 1 hour and include breathing exercises, postures and meditation.

Interventions

Yoga

The subjects will be asked to practice Yoga poses at least 3 times a week at home, although daily Yoga will be encouraged. Participants will be trained in breathing exercises, postures and meditation. Each time they practice yoga will be for 1 hour and include breathing exercises, postures and meditation.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients diagnosed with inappropriate sinus tachycardia

Exclusion Criteria

• Advanced malignancy or severe co-morbidities such as severe heart failure and with life expectancy less than 1 year
• Pregnant women
• Patients with unmedicated or uncontrolled high blood pressure
• Patients with past history of Pnuemothorax
• Patients with severe cervical spondylitis and cervical, thoracic, or lumbar disc prolapse
• Patients with carotid stenosis
• Patients with history of psychosis (evidence of acute episodes with deep and prolonged meditation) or substance abuse
• Patients with history of epilepsy (evidence of acute episodes with deep and prolonged medication)
• Patients with glaucoma
• Patients with history of Total Hip Replacement

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 60 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy, MD, FACC

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy, MD, FACC

Professor

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy, MD, FACC

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Kansas Medical Center

Locations

University of Kansas Medical Center

Kansas City, Kansas, United States

Countries

United States

Other Identifiers

12946

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id