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Can yoga classes rival standard rehab for a failing heart?

NCT ID NCT07817589

Symptom relief Sponsor: Centre for Chronic Disease Control, India Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Sep 14, 2026 · Last updated Sep 15, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

Researchers are testing whether a yoga-based cardiac rehabilitation programme works as well as a health education programme for people recovering from heart failure. The trial enrolls adults with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction who are well enough to attend hospital-based sessions. Participants are randomly assigned to either yoga classes or education classes, and researchers track cardiovascular events and quality of life over time.

What this could mean

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Active substance
A yoga-based cardiac rehabilitation programme combining health education and yogic practices
What this could lead to
If yoga-based rehabilitation proves effective, it could offer a low-cost, widely accessible way to help people with heart failure recover and stay out of hospital.
What could go wrong
The trial may find that yoga offers no extra benefit over education alone, or that patients struggle to attend regular sessions. Exercise-based rehabilitation can carry risks for people with severe heart failure, so supervision matters.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

About 3,500 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Apr 2023

Expected to finish

Nov 2026

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Male and female patients above 18years * Physician diagnosed heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction based on ESC guidelines * Patients should be NYHA class II/III * Willing and able to attend the complete hospital-based CR programme on their own Exclusion Criteria: * Comorbid disease or behavioral or other limitations that interfere with performing Yoga training or prevent the completion of 1 y of exercise training * Elective Cardiovascular procedure or hospitalization planned in the coming 3 months * Currently pregnant or intend to become pregnant in the next year * Heart failure secondary to significant correctable/reversible cause like primary valvular disease/ correctable congential heat disease * Performance of exercise training/yoga at regular intervals (more than once per week) at a moderate-to-vigorous intensity at any time in the previous 6 week * Participation in other clinical trials

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

heart failure mild heart failure moderate heart failure systolic heart failure

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Heart failure nyha class II Heart failure nyha class III Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction

How to take part

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  1. The places running it

    15 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.

  2. The official record

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Acharya Vinobha Bhave Rural Hospital

    SUSPENDED

    Wardha, India

  • All India Institute of Medical Sciences

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    New Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi, 110029, India

  • All India Institute of Medical Sciences

    SUSPENDED

    Jodhpur, Rajasthan, 342005, India

  • All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bathinda

    RECRUITING

    Bathinda, India

  • All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh

    RECRUITING

    Rishikesh, Uttarakand, India

  • Dayanand Medical College and Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Ludhiana, Punjab, 141001, India

  • JSS Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Mysore, Karnataka, 570004, India

  • KLES Dr. Prabhakar Kore Charitable Hospital

    SUSPENDED

    Belagavi, India

  • Madras Medical College

    RECRUITING

    Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600003, India

  • North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Medical Sciences

    RECRUITING

    Shillong, Meghālaya, 793018, India

  • SDM College of Medical Sciences & Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Dharwad, Karnataka, 580009, India

  • Safdarjung Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Delhi, India

  • Sir Ganga Ram Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Delhi, India

  • Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research

    RECRUITING

    Bangalore, India

  • Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research

    RECRUITING

    Mysore, India

  • Sri Ramchandra Institute of Higher Education and Research

    RECRUITING

    Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600116, India

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