The Effects of Body Scan on Enteroception in Patients with Heart Failure (SCAN-HF)

Centro Cardiologico Monzino

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Heart Failure

Treatments: Behavioral: Body Scan

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06737679

R1940/24-L2-156

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study aims to explore the effects of body scan on enteroception in people with heart failure

Enrollment: 110 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 75 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Diagnosed with Heart Failure
• Italian speaking
• Willing to sign the Informed Consent Form

Exclusion criteria

• Cognitive Impairment documented in the medical records

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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110 participants in 2 patient groups

Experimental group

Experimental group

Description:

The experimental group will receive a body scan intervention. Body scan is a guided meditation technique that allows people to detect signs and signals from their body (for instance, heart rate). The intervention will last 20 minutes and will be performed 21 consecutives days. The first and last days it will be performed in presence, while the other ones online.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Body Scan

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

The control group will not receive the intervention, but only standard care