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ABSTRACT: Background
Given the shortage of cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programs in India and poor uptake worldwide, there is an urgent need to find alternative models of CR that are inexpensive and may offer choice to subgroups with poor uptake (e.g., women and elderly).Objectives
This study sought to evaluate the effects of yoga-based CR (Yoga-CaRe) on major cardiovascular events and self-rated health in a multicenter randomized controlled trial.Methods
The trial was conducted in 24 medical centers across India. This study recruited 3,959 patients with acute myocardial infarction with a median and minimum follow-up of 22 and 6 months. Patients were individually randomized to receive either a Yoga-CaRe program (n = 1,970) or enhanced standard care involving educational advice (n = 1,989). The co-primary outcomes were: 1) first occurrence of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) (composite of all-cause mortality, myocardial infarction, stroke, or emergency cardiovascular hospitalization); and 2) self-rated health on the European Quality of Life-5 Dimensions-5 Level visual analogue scale at 12 weeks.Results
MACE occurred in 131 (6.7%) patients in the Yoga-CaRe group and 146 (7.4%) patients in the enhanced standard care group (hazard ratio with Yoga-CaRe: 0.90; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.71 to 1.15; p = 0.41). Self-rated health was 77 in Yoga-CaRe and 75.7 in the enhanced standard care group (baseline-adjusted mean difference in favor of Yoga-CaRe: 1.5; 95% CI: 0.5 to 2.5; p = 0.002). The Yoga-CaRe group had greater return to pre-infarct activities, but there was no difference in tobacco cessation or medication adherence between the treatment groups (secondary outcomes).Conclusions
Yoga-CaRe improved self-rated health and return to pre-infarct activities after acute myocardial infarction, but the trial lacked statistical power to show a difference in MACE. Yoga-CaRe may be an option when conventional CR is unavailable or unacceptable to individuals. (A study on effectiveness of YOGA based cardiac rehabilitation programme in India and United Kingdom; CTRI/2012/02/002408).
SUBMITTER: Prabhakaran D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7132532 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Prabhakaran Dorairaj D Chandrasekaran Ambalam M AM Singh Kalpana K Mohan Bishav B Chattopadhyay Kaushik K Chadha Davinder S DS Negi Prakash C PC Bhat Prabhavathi P Sadananda Kanchanahalli S KS Ajay Vamadevan S VS Singh Kavita K Praveen Pradeep A PA Devarajan Raji R Kondal Dimple D Soni Divya D Mallinson Poppy P Manchanda Subhash C SC Madan Kushal K Hughes Alun D AD Chathurvedi Nishi N Roberts Ian I Ebrahim Shah S Reddy Kolli S KS Tandon Nikhil N Pocock Stuart S Roy Ambuj A Kinra Sanjay S
Journal of the American College of Cardiology 20200401 13
<h4>Background</h4>Given the shortage of cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programs in India and poor uptake worldwide, there is an urgent need to find alternative models of CR that are inexpensive and may offer choice to subgroups with poor uptake (e.g., women and elderly).<h4>Objectives</h4>This study sought to evaluate the effects of yoga-based CR (Yoga-CaRe) on major cardiovascular events and self-rated health in a multicenter randomized controlled trial.<h4>Methods</h4>The trial was conducted in ...[more]