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NCT Number: NCT05415735

Stress Management and Resiliency Training Following Acute Myocardial Infarction

The goal of this pilot study is to use total body PET/CT imaging to examine the relationships between stress, amygdala activation, and arterial wall inflammation in participants before and after participating in a multi-modal stress reduction program.

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Key information

Conditions

Heart Attack Cardiovascular Diseases Heart Diseases Infarction Ischemia Myocardial Infarction Myocardial Ischemia Necrosis Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Vascular Diseases

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University of California Davis

Sacramento, California, 95817, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Concurrently enrolled in an observational study of patients who have had an acute myocardial infarction
  • Score on PSS-10 of 14 or greater during screening
  • Willing and able to access the internet to participate in the online SMART Program

Exclusion criteria

  • Poorly controlled physical or mental health condition that would likely interfere with the ability to participate in SMART or ability to undergo PET scan
  • Current daily practice of meditation of 10 minutes or more per day

Treatment and study plan

Stress Management and Resiliency Training Program

Behavioral

This is a multimodal mind-body program designed to teach participants a variety of different strategies to reduce their physiologic stress response.

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in amygdala activation

    Time frame: about 10 weeks

    change in radiotracer uptake in the amygdala with FDG-PET imaging from before to after the SMART Program

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of California, Davis

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Total-Body PET Imaging to Understand the Physiology of Stress, Inflammation, and Meditation Following a Heart Attack

Important dates

Study start
2022
Primary completion
2022
Study completion
2023
First posted
Jun 13, 2022
Registry last updated
May 21, 2024

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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