Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT03450993
SMART Program for Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation
A SMART Approach to Reducing Atrial Fibrillation Symptoms
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 18 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years – 90 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
This is a pilot study to test the effects of the SMART-3RP (Stress Management and Resiliency Training Relaxation Response Resiliency Program) on quality of life, mental health, arrhythmia burden, and heart rate variability (HRV) in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF).
Detailed description
Mind-body practices that elicit the relaxation response (RR) have been used worldwide to prevent and treat disease. The Stress Management and Resiliency Training - Relaxation Response Resiliency Program (SMART-3RP) is an 8-week manualized psycho-educational program that incorporates RR methods such as meditation or seated yoga along with cognitive skills building and lifestyle approaches to increase resiliency to stress. This study will use a randomized, wait-list controlled trial design to test the effects of the SMART-3RP on quality of life (QoL), mental health, arrhythmia burden, and HRV in patients with PAF. The program will be delivered virtually (via computer video conferencing), questionnaires will be completed, and physiological data as well as blood will be collected.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| OTHER | SMART Program | This is an 8-week, multimodal resiliency program that targets stress with 4 main components: mind-body skills (participants learn a variety of meditation techniques, mini relaxations, walking meditation, and yoga), traditional stress management techniques, healthy lifestyle behaviors (sleep, exercise, nutrition, and social support), and cognitive reappraisal and adaptive coping skills (borrowed from cognitive behavioral therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, and positive psychology) |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2018-02-23
- Primary completion
- 2019-01-04
- Completion
- 2019-01-04
- First posted
- 2018-03-01
- Last updated
- 2020-03-02
Locations
1 site across 1 country: United States
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT03450993. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.