422
Participants
Start Date
January 31, 2000
Primary Completion Date
February 28, 2009
Study Completion Date
February 28, 2009
Dr. Dean Ornish Program for Reversing Heart Disease
Prospective, nonrandomized clinical intervention to stabilize or reverse progression of heart disease through changes in lifestyle. Lifestyle intervention consisted of four components: 1) a very low fat vegetarian diet (\<10% of calories from fat); 2) 180 minutes/week of moderate aerobic exercise; 3) one hour of stress management each day; and 4) weekly group support sessions.
Windber Medical Center, Windber
Windber Research Institute
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