Clinical trial NCT01695538: Yoga and Rate and Duration of Inappropriate Sinus Tachycardia (IST) Episodes
Official title: The Effect of Yoga on Arrhythmia Burden and Quality of Life in Patients With Inappropriate Sinus Tachycardia
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: WITHDRAWN
Phase: NA
Conditions: Inappropriate Sinus Tachycardia
Keywords: Yoga
atrial tachycardia
Lead sponsor: University of Kansas Medical Center
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2012-09-28
Enrollment: 0
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 60
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

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.


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

Primary outcomes:
measure: Determine if Yoga affects the rate and duration of IST episodes
timeFrame: Change from Baseline to 3 Months
measure: Determine if Yoga affects the rate and duration of IST episodes
timeFrame: Change from Baseline to 1 Year
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Effect yoga has on resting heart rate or occurrence of IST episodes in patients that have undergone treatment with medications and/or ablation procedures
timeFrame: 3 Months, 1 Year
measure: Change in Quality of Life
timeFrame: 3 Months, 1 Year
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Kansas City
country: United States
facility: University of Kansas Medical Center
state: Kansas
Study officials:
affiliation: University of Kansas Medical Center
name: Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy, MD, FACC
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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