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Cardiovascular DiseasesCREDIBLENCT06424119

Multi-Center Study of Clinical and Inflammatory Outcomes in Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation and Traditional Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs

A study testing Traditional Cardiac Rehabilitation, Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation and C2life® Food in people with Cardiovascular Diseases, run by Pritikin ICR at 3 sites in United States.

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Trial summary

The goal of this prospective study is to evaluate whether the Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation (ICR) program provides incremental benefits over the Traditional Cardiac Rehabilitation (TCR) program, defined by readmission costs. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Cardiovascular Diseases
What is being tested?
Traditional Cardiac Rehabilitation, Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation and C2life® Food
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
450 participants
Where
3 sitesUnited States
Study dates
26 Apr 2024to 31 Dec 2027
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • All patients eligible for an Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation (ICR) Program at each of the three study sites outline below, stratified by one of the following qualifying cardiovascular events, including myocardial infarction (STEMI and NSTEMI), angioplasty and stents, coronary artery bypass, surgical or percutaneous valve repair or replacement, and stable congestive heart failure with reduced ejection fraction of 35% or less.

Who cannot join

  • Anticipated life expectancy of under 2 years
  • Any co-morbidity that would limit participation in the study.

Trial locations and contacts

3 sites in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

United States3 sites, 3 recruiting
  • Mission Health

    Asheville, North Carolina, 28803

    Brian Asbill, MD, 828-274-6000, asbillbh@gmail.com

    Brian Asbill, MD

    Recruiting
  • Ballad CVA Heart Institute

    Kingsport, Tennessee, 37660

    David Beckner, MD, 423-230-5640, david.beckner@balladhealth.org

    David Beckner, MD

    Not yet recruiting
  • Trinity Health Ann Arbor

    Ypsilanti, Michigan, 48197

    Frank Smith, MD, 734-712-8000, fsmith@michiganheart.com

    Autumn Howe, RN, (734)712-8387

    Recruiting

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About this study

Official title: Multi-Center Randomized Study of Clinical and Inflammatory Outcomes in Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation and Traditional Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs (CREDIBLE Study)

The goal of this prospective study is to evaluate whether the Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation (ICR) program provides incremental benefits over the Traditional Cardiac Rehabilitation (TCR) program, defined by readmission costs. The study aims to confirm:

  • That ICR is associated with better outcomes than TCR, defined as lower readmission costs, lower incidence of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), and improvement in biomarkers, epigenetic markers, and inflammatory markers.
  • The addition of food to the ICR program will further improve these outcomes.
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ICR-eligible participants

  • Will be randomized into one of three groups: (1) ICR 72 session program with home-delivered C2life® supplied food, (2) ICR 72 session without C2life® supplied food, or (3) TCR 36 session program without C2life supplied food
  • Biometric measurements and laboratory measurements will be performed at entry into the rehab intervention, discharge from rehab intervention, and at 6 months after discharge.
  • Epigenetic measurements will be performed at admission and discharge from the rehab intervention
Being tested
Traditional Cardiac Rehabilitation, Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation, C2life® Food
Keywords
Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation, Traditional Cardiac Rehabilitation
Medical subject headings
Cardiovascular Diseases

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Traditional Cardiac RehabilitationBehavioural

    Also called TCR

    Patient must have a qualifying cardiovascular event and eligible for ICR. Once patient is randomized to TCR arm, they will attend 36 sessions of the program at one of three locations.

  • Intensive Cardiac RehabilitationBehavioural

    Also called ICR

    Patient must have a qualifying cardiovascular event and eligible for ICR. Once patient is randomized to ICR arm, they will attend 72 sessions of the program at one of three locations.

  • C2life® FoodOther

    Patient must have a qualifying cardiovascular event and eligible for ICR. Once patient is randomized to ICR arm with food, they will receive the food at the beginning of the second week of their respective program. Food will be delivered by mail weekly for a total of 11 weeks to the patient's home address.

Study groups in NCT06424119
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
ICR-No FoodExperimentalIntensive Cardiac Rehab (ICR) 72-session program without C2life® supplied food
Receives: Behavioral: Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation
ICR-FoodExperimentalIntensive Cardiac Rehab (ICR_ 72-session program with C2life® supplied food
Receives: Behavioral: Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation; Other: C2life® Food
TCR-No FoodActive comparatorTraditional Cardiac Rehab (TCR) 36-session program without C2life® supplied food
Receives: Behavioral: Traditional Cardiac Rehabilitation

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Readmission Rate Data

    Readmission rate data will include:

    1. Actual number of all cause readmissions
    2. Days in hospital for each readmission
    3. Cost of readmission.

    Stratification between all cause and cardiovascular readmissions will be performed as an additional sub-analysis.

    Measured: Followup may extend up to 5 years for a post-hoc EMR analysis.

Secondary outcomes (6)
  1. MACE

    MACE is defined as all-cause death, non-fatal MI, hospitalization for unstable angina, PCI, CABG, peripheral artery revascularization, Ischemic stroke, CHF hospitalization, heart valve surgery, and heart transplant.

    Measured: At 1 and 2 years.

  2. Composite Total Readmission Rates

    Number of readmissions within 2 years.

    Measured: At 1 and 2 years

  3. Readmission Days

    Composite length of stay in days for the total readmission events and each MACE category within 2 years.

    Measured: At 1 and 2 years

  4. Dietary Inflammation Index (DII)

    Scores will be calculated for the C2life® diet as a whole and for each participant at the prespecified measurement times.

    Measured: At admission, discharge from program (about 12 weeks), and 6 month post-discharge

  5. Labs

    Labs will include lipids, comprehensive metabolic profile, HbA1c, Hs-CRP, IL-6, TNF-alpha, IFN-gamma, and ceramides.

    Measured: At admission, discharge (about 12 weeks), and 6 months post-discharge

  6. Epigenetic Biomarkers Performed by Prosper eDNA®

    Buccal swab samples will be taken to obtain this data. We propose to use a set of epigenetic biomarkers to measure biological age, metabolic health, inflammation, and overall fitness.

    Measured: Buccal swab at admission and discharge (about 12 weeks)

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted21 May 2024
  2. Study start26 Apr 2024
  3. Primary completion30 Jun 2026 (estimated)
  4. Study completion31 Dec 2027 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Model description
ICR-eligible patients are randomized into one of three groups of 150 patients: (1) ICR 72 session program with C2life® supplied food, (2) ICR 72 session without C2life® supplied food, or (3) TCR 36 session program without C2life supplied food (ICR-food, ICR-no food, and TCR-no food).
Masking
Single blind
Who is masked
Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
450 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT06424119
Sponsor's protocol ID
CREDIBLE
Acronym
CREDIBLE
Status last verified
May 2024
First submitted
12 May 2024
Last updated
21 May 2024
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Undecided

Publications

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    PubMed 26673558
  • Leon AS, Franklin BA, Costa F, Balady GJ, Berra KA, Stewart KJ, Thompson PD, Williams MA, Lauer MS; American Heart Association; Council on Clinical Cardiology (Subcommittee on Exercise, Cardiac Rehabilitation, and Prevention); Council on Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism (Subcommittee on Physical Activity); American association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation. Cardiac rehabilitation and secondary prevention of coronary heart disease: an American Heart Association scientific statement from the Council on Clinical Cardiology (Subcommittee on Exercise, Cardiac Rehabilitation, and Prevention) and the Council on Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism (Subcommittee on Physical Activity), in collaboration with the American association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation. Circulation. 2005 Jan 25;111(3):369-76. doi: 10.1161/01.CIR.0000151788.08740.5C.

    PubMed 15668354
  • McMahon SR, Ades PA, Thompson PD. The role of cardiac rehabilitation in patients with heart disease. Trends Cardiovasc Med. 2017 Aug;27(6):420-425. doi: 10.1016/j.tcm.2017.02.005. Epub 2017 Feb 15.

    PubMed 28318815
  • Kotseva K, Wood D, De Bacquer D; EUROASPIRE investigators. Determinants of participation and risk factor control according to attendance in cardiac rehabilitation programmes in coronary patients in Europe: EUROASPIRE IV survey. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2018 Aug;25(12):1242-1251. doi: 10.1177/2047487318781359. Epub 2018 Jun 6.

    PubMed 29873511
  • Anderson L, Oldridge N, Thompson DR, Zwisler AD, Rees K, Martin N, Taylor RS. Exercise-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation for Coronary Heart Disease: Cochrane Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2016 Jan 5;67(1):1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2015.10.044.

    PubMed 26764059
  • Balady GJ, Williams MA, Ades PA, Bittner V, Comoss P, Foody JM, Franklin B, Sanderson B, Southard D; American Heart Association Exercise, Cardiac Rehabilitation, and Prevention Committee, the Council on Clinical Cardiology; American Heart Association Council on Cardiovascular Nursing; American Heart Association Council on Epidemiology and Prevention; American Heart Association Council on Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism; American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation. Core components of cardiac rehabilitation/secondary prevention programs: 2007 update: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association Exercise, Cardiac Rehabilitation, and Prevention Committee, the Council on Clinical Cardiology; the Councils on Cardiovascular Nursing, Epidemiology and Prevention, and Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism; and the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation. Circulation. 2007 May 22;115(20):2675-82. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.106.180945. Epub 2007 May 18.

    PubMed 17513578
  • R. James Barnard, Ph.D. The Pritikin Program: Understanding its value in Preventing and Controlling common diseases

  • Gomez-Delgado F, Katsiki N, Lopez-Miranda J, Perez-Martinez P. Dietary habits, lipoprotein metabolism and cardiovascular disease: From individual foods to dietary patterns. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. 2021;61(10):1651-1669. doi: 10.1080/10408398.2020.1764487. Epub 2020 Jun 9.

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  • Wong MMH, Louie JCY. A priori dietary patterns and cardiovascular disease incidence in adult population-based studies: a review of recent evidence. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. 2022;62(22):6153-6168. doi: 10.1080/10408398.2021.1897517. Epub 2021 Mar 10.

    PubMed 33715546
  • Zhong VW, Ning H, Van Horn L, Carnethon MR, Wilkins JT, Lloyd-Jones DM, Allen NB. Diet Quality and Long-Term Absolute Risks for Incident Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality. Am J Med. 2021 Apr;134(4):490-498.e24. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2020.08.012. Epub 2020 Sep 14.

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  • Kiecolt-Glaser JK. Stress, food, and inflammation: psychoneuroimmunology and nutrition at the cutting edge. Psychosom Med. 2010 May;72(4):365-9. doi: 10.1097/PSY.0b013e3181dbf489. Epub 2010 Apr 21.

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  • Shivappa N, Godos J, Hebert JR, Wirth MD, Piuri G, Speciani AF, Grosso G. Dietary Inflammatory Index and Cardiovascular Risk and Mortality-A Meta-Analysis. Nutrients. 2018 Feb 12;10(2):200. doi: 10.3390/nu10020200.

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Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Traditional Cardiac Rehabilitation, Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation and C2life® Food in people with Cardiovascular Diseases, run by Pritikin ICR at 3 sites in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 21 May 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 3 sites in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Each site lists its own contact: choose the nearest one under Trial locations. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Readmission Rate Data (time frame: Followup may extend up to 5 years for a post-hoc EMR analysis.). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT06424119, which also lists 21 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 21 May 2024.

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