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NCT Number: NCT00810992

Traditional Tibetan Medicine for Patients With Coronary Artery Disease

Coronary artery disease has a high death toll in the Western world. Changes in lifestyle, particularly in nutrition and physical activity may significantly reduce a severe coronary atherosclerosis within one year without the use of medication. Several dietary studies have shown that not only the progress of coronary artery disease can be slowed down, but it may also increase significantly the survival of these patients.

Up until now there is little known about therapeutic effects by complementary medicine. In particular, Traditional Tibetan medicine dietary programs have shown in few case reports that weight could be reduced in patients with obesity.

Therefore, the investigators developed a specific dietary program for patients with coronary artery disease, who have an increased cardiovascular risk profile according to the criteria by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF).

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Key information

Conditions

Coronary Artery Disease Arterial Occlusive Diseases Arteriosclerosis Behavior Cardiovascular Diseases Coronary Disease Heart Diseases Myocardial Ischemia Vascular Diseases

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University Hospital Tübingen

Tübingen, 72076, Germany

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • >= 18 years old
  • male and female
  • coronary artery disease
  • criteria of International Diabetes Federation (IDF)

Exclusion criteria

  • <18 years old
  • incapability for informed consent
  • history of malignity, psychiatric disorder, tissue, thyroid gland and renal diseases, anorexia or bulimia
  • administration of steroids or hormones
  • pregnancy
  • body mass index < 25

Treatment and study plan

Nutritional and behavioral program A

Behavioral

Recommendation for nutrition and behavior for patients with coronary artery disease according to the German Society of Nutritional Medicine and the International Task Force for the Prevention of Coronary Artery Disease

Nutritional and behavioral program B

Behavioral

Recommendation for nutrition and behavior for patients with coronary artery disease according to the system of the Traditional Tibetan Medicine

Primary outcomes

  1. Body mass index

    Time frame: 6 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Intima media thickness HbA1C Lipid status Platelet activation markers as prognostic biomarkers

    Time frame: 6 months

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University Hospital Tuebingen

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Behavioral and Nutritional Therapy in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease According to Traditional Tibetan Medicine Protocol

Acronym: TTM in CAD

Important dates

Study start
2009
Primary completion
2010
Study completion
2011
First posted
Dec 18, 2008
Registry last updated
Jan 14, 2013

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