RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT05431192

Mind Your Heart-II

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

Sponsor

The Miriam Hospital

Enrollment

176 participants

Start Date

Nov 30, 2022

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Heart Failure Cognitive Impairment

Summary

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

Eligibility

Min Age: 18 Years

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

This study is testing whether a mind-body program (like meditation or relaxation techniques) can help people with heart failure who also have mild memory or thinking difficulties. The program is delivered by phone, making it accessible from home. Researchers want to see if it improves quality of life and heart health. **You may be eligible if:** - You are over 18 years old - You have a diagnosed heart failure condition - You have mild thinking or memory difficulties (but not severe) - You can speak English or Spanish - You have access to a telephone **You may NOT be eligible if:** - Your heart failure is at the most severe stage (Class IV) or you are medically unstable - You have severe memory or cognitive impairment - You already practice meditation or mind-body exercises regularly (at least once a month) - You have active suicidal thoughts - You are currently enrolled in another study - You have serious hearing problems that prevent phone communication Talk to your doctor to see if this trial is right for you.

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Interventions

BEHAVIORALMindfulness Training + Enhanced Usual Care

Participants will receive a 30-minute, individual, phone-delivered session once a week for 8 weeks. MT involves training in the following (1) Awareness of breath; (2) Body scan; (3) Directing attention to simple activities of daily life; (4) Becoming aware of own thoughts and emotions; (5) "Open awareness" - a technique by which the participant is invited to direct his/her attention to any event arising in their field of experience at a given moment. In addition, participants will practice mindfulness techniques for 20 minutes daily on their own with the guidance of a digitally recorded, standardized guided mindfulness practice.

OTHEREnhanced Usual Care

Usual care will be enhanced in BOTH conditions with printed education materials provided to all participants using publicly available materials (the "Healthier Living with Heart Failure" guide available at the AHA Heart Failure Resource Center).66 The guide is organized in 7 chapters containing information on topics such as understanding HF, making healthy lifestyle changes, managing HF symptoms, taking medications, and living well with HF. Printed materials will be mailed weekly to all participants during the first 8 weeks of the study.