. 2017 Sep 14;8:90–98. doi: 10.1016/j.conctc.2017.09.003

Table 1.

Inclusion and exclusion criteria for the Effect of a Vegan versus AHA DiEt in Coronary Artery Disease (EVADE CAD) trial.

Inclusion criteria	Exclusion criteria
1. Angiographically defined coronary artery disease (defined as ≥50% lesion in an artery with ≥2 mm caliber) 2. Speak English or Spanish 3. Age ≥18 years	1. History of an eating disorder 2. On a vegetarian or vegan diet 3. Use of steroids or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications other than aspirin within 5 half-lives of baseline visit and during the study period 4. History of a myocardial infarction or coronary artery bypass graft surgery within the preceding 3 months 5. Presence of infection within the preceding 3 months 6. Have a planned staged coronary revascularization or other surgical procedure during study period 7. History of colon cleansing (for stool microbiome analysis) 8. Use of probiotics or over the counter supplements other than standard vitamins (for stool microbiome analysis) 9. Pregnant 10. Participating in a competing study 11. Have any condition (e.g., psychiatric illness) or situation that, in the investigator's opinion, may confound the study results, or may interfere significantly with the patient's ability to adhere with study procedures. 12. Score of >4 to any of the amotivational items or if the relative autonomy index (defined as average of answers for the 6 autonomous items – average of answers for the 6 controlled items) is ≤ 0 on the Treatment Self-Regulation Questionnaire (Fig. 1)

Inclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria

1. Angiographically defined coronary artery disease (defined as ≥50% lesion in an artery with ≥2 mm caliber)
2. Speak English or Spanish
3. Age ≥18 years

1. History of an eating disorder
2. On a vegetarian or vegan diet
3. Use of steroids or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications other than aspirin within 5 half-lives of baseline visit and during the study period
4. History of a myocardial infarction or coronary artery bypass graft surgery within the preceding 3 months
5. Presence of infection within the preceding 3 months
6. Have a planned staged coronary revascularization or other surgical procedure during study period
7. History of colon cleansing (for stool microbiome analysis)
8. Use of probiotics or over the counter supplements other than standard vitamins (for stool microbiome analysis)
9. Pregnant
10. Participating in a competing study
11. Have any condition (e.g., psychiatric illness) or situation that, in the investigator's opinion, may confound the study results, or may interfere significantly with the patient's ability to adhere with study procedures.
12. Score of >4 to any of the amotivational items or if the relative autonomy index (defined as average of answers for the 6 autonomous items – average of answers for the 6 controlled items) is ≤ 0 on the Treatment Self-Regulation Questionnaire (Fig. 1)