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Tests yoga-based rehabilitation against health education in people with heart failure

Compares yoga classes with education classes for people recovering from heart failure.

Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Yoga Based Cardiac Rehabilitation in Heart Failure Failure

Key facts

Where
Bangalore, Bathinda, Belagavi, Chennai, Delhi, Dharwad, Jodhpur, Ludhiana, Mysore, New Delhi, Rishikesh, Shillong, and Wardha, IndiaSee the 16 sites

AI summary: who the study is looking for

From the trial's eligibility criteria. Machine-read from the registry text on this page, so it can be wrong. The registry text below and the trial team decide who can take part.

The trial is looking for adults with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (weak heart pumping). It compares a yoga-based rehabilitation programme with an education programme.

Age
Above 18 years
Sex
Men and women
Disease stage
Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, diagnosed by a doctor following ESC guidelines. NYHA class II or III.
Earlier treatment
Must not have done exercise or yoga more than once per week at moderate-to-vigorous intensity in the previous 6 weeks.

Main reasons for not taking part

  • Other illness or limits that get in the way of yoga training or 1 year of exercise training
  • Heart procedure or hospital stay planned in the next 3 months
  • Pregnant now or planning pregnancy in the next year
  • Heart failure caused by a fixable cause, such as primary valve disease or fixable congenital heart disease
  • Taking part in other clinical trials

Read by machine on 13 November 2026.

Where in India

  • Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and ResearchBangalore, IndiaContact: PrabhavathiTaking people
  • All India Institute of Medical Sciences, BathindaBathinda, IndiaContact: Bhupinder SinghTaking people
  • KLES Dr. Prabhakar Kore Charitable HospitalBelagavi, IndiaContact: Dorairaj Prabhakaran, MD DMNo longer taking part
  • Madras Medical CollegeChennai, IndiaContact: G Justin Paul, DM CardiologyTaking people
  • Sri Ramchandra Institute of Higher Education and ResearchChennai, IndiaContact: Nagendra Boopathy, DM CardiologyTaking people
  • Safdarjung HospitalDelhi, IndiaContact: Anunay GuptaTaking people
  • Sir Ganga Ram HospitalDelhi, IndiaContact: Subhash Chand ManchandaTaking people
  • SDM College of Medical Sciences & HospitalDharwad, IndiaContact: Kiran Aithal, MD General MedicineTaking people
  • All India Institute of Medical SciencesJodhpur, IndiaContact: Dorairaj Prabhakaran, MD DMNo longer taking part
  • Dayanand Medical College and HospitalLudhiana, IndiaContact: Bishav Mohan, DM CardiologyTaking people
  • JSS HospitalMysore, IndiaContact: Sunil Kumar S, DM CardiologyTaking people
  • Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and ResearchMysore, IndiaContact: Sadanand K STaking people
  • All India Institute of Medical SciencesNew Delhi, IndiaContact: Dorairaj Prabhakaran, MD DMNo longer taking part
  • All India Institute of Medical Sciences, RishikeshRishikesh, IndiaContact: Bhanu DuggalTaking people
  • North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Medical SciencesShillong, IndiaContact: Amit Malviya, DM CardiologyTaking people
  • Acharya Vinobha Bhave Rural HospitalWardha, IndiaContact: Dorairaj Prabhakaran, MD DMNo longer taking part

Questions to ask the study team

  1. How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
  2. Are travel costs paid?
  3. Can I keep my own doctor?
  4. What happens if I want to stop?

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Trial details

Who runs it
Centre for Chronic Disease Control, India
Trial code
NCT07817589
Record updated
14 September 2026
Original description
The clinical study compares the benefits of yoga based rehabilitation programme versus an educational package during recovery of patients with heart failure. Cardiac rehabilitation programmes help patients with cardiac illness to return as quickly as possible to full and productive life and to reduce the chances of further cardiac illness or death. We want to know whether our package of yoga classes can provide effective cardiac rehabilitation and how that compares with a package of educational classes. Both packages are especially designed by us to improve heart healthRead full original descriptionShow less

Effectiveness of Yoga Based Cardiac Rehabilitation (Yoga-CaRe) in Heart Failure: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

The clinical study compares the benefits of yoga based rehabilitation programme versus an educational package during recovery of patients with heart failure. Cardiac rehabilitation programmes help patients with cardiac illness to return as quickly as possible to full and productive life and to reduce the chances of further cardiac illness or death. We want to know whether our package of yoga classes can provide effective cardiac rehabilitation and how that compares with a package of educational classes. Both packages are especially designed by us to improve heart health

Inclusion: 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: 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; Comorbid disease or behavioral or other limitations that interfere with performing Yoga training or prevent the completion of 1 y of exercise training; Heart failure secondary to significant correctable/reversible cause like primary valvular disease/ correctable congential heat disease; Elective Cardiovascular procedure or hospitalization planned in the coming 3 months; Currently pregnant or intend to become pregnant in the next year; Participation in other clinical trials.

ClinicalTrials.gov NCT07817589