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Mind Your Heart-II

Description

This projects studies the role of mindfulness training (MT) to improve self-care among patients with heart failure and cognitive impairment.

Conditions

Heart FailureCognitive Impairment
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Related Conditions:

Heart FailureCognitive Impairment

Study Overview

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Study Details

Study overview

This projects studies the role of mindfulness training (MT) to improve self-care among patients with heart failure and cognitive impairment.

Targeting Cognitive Function and Interoceptive Awareness to Improve Self-management in Patients With Co-morbid Heart Failure and Cognitive Impairment.

Mind Your Heart-II

Condition
Heart Failure
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Providence

The Miriam Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, 02906

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Age \> 18 years old
  • * A documented diagnosis of HF
  • * Access to a telephone
  • * Mild cognitive impairment (MoCA score \< = 26)
  • * Ability to understand and speak English or Spanish
  • * Unwillingness/inability to provide informed consent
  • * Reversible causes of HF (e.g., takotsubo syndrome; myocarditis)
  • * Severe hearing impairment not allowing phone delivery
  • * Suicidal ideation or plan
  • * Current (at least once a month) mind/body practice
  • * Planning to move out of the area during the study period
  • * Severe cognitive impairment (MoCA scores \< 15)
  • * New York Heart Association (NYHA) class IV heart failure or clinically unstable
  • * Ongoing psychiatric or neurologic conditions
  • * Current enrollment in another study

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

The Miriam Hospital,

Elena Salmoirago-Blotcher, MD, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Cardiovascular Institute, The Miriam Hospital, Brown University

Study Record Dates

2027-06-02