CLINICAL TRIAL: TAI CHI FOR DIASTOLIC HEART FAILURE

点击翻译按钮获取中文摘要

This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. The subproject and investigator (PI) may have received primary funding from another NIH source, and thus could be represented in other CRISP entries. The institution listed is for the Center, which is not necessarily the institution for the investigator. The primary purpose of this study is to determine the safety and feasibility of a tailored 12-week tai chi program in patients with diastolic heart failure (DHF) as compared to a community-based aerobic exercise program. This study will also estimate exercise intensity of each group, explore psychosocial and physiological responses to both exercises and provide preliminary estimates of cost. This is a prospective, randomized controlled pilot trial of 20 patients. Outcome measurements include exercise capacity, health related quality-of-life, mood, exercise self-efficacy, serum B-type natriuretic peptide levels, echocardiographic analysis, heart rate variability and autonomic tone.