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Acupoint Application in Patients with Chronic Stable Angina Pectoris: Study Protocol of a Randomized, Double-Blind, Controlled Trial
Joint Authors
Liang, Fan-Rong
Ren, Yulan
Li, Dehua
Zheng, Hui
Lv, Junling
Leng, Junyan
Zhang, Linglin
Zhang, Jie
Fan, Hailong
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-08-27
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Chronic stable angina pectoris (CSAP) is a major syndrome of ischemic heart disease (IHD).
CSAP manifests as chest pain or discomfort and affects patients’ quality of life.
Acupoint application (AP) has been reported to be effective for managing the symptoms of CSAP, but the evidence is not convincing.
Therefore, we designed a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy of AP in the treatment of CSAP.
Methods and Analysis.
Two hundred participants with CSAP will be randomly assigned in a 1 : 1 : 1 : 1 ratio into 4 groups.
All participants will receive 12 sessions of treatment in 4 weeks and the same basic treatment procedure.
The participants will be visited and assessed for 12 weeks, including a 4-week screening, a 4-week treatment phase, and a 4-week follow-up phase.
The primary outcome is the change in the total frequency of self-reported angina attack at 4th week compared with the baseline.
The secondary outcomes include the intensity of angina pain, consumption of nitroglycerin or Suxiao Jiuxin pills, CCS angina classification, SAQ, SAS and SDS score.
Ethics.
The study protocol has been reviewed and approved by the Sichuan Regional Ethics Review Committee on TCM (number 2013kl-001).
This trial is registered with clinicaltrials.gov NCT02029118.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ren, Yulan& Li, Dehua& Zheng, Hui& Lv, Junling& Leng, Junyan& Zhang, Linglin…[et al.]. 2014. Acupoint Application in Patients with Chronic Stable Angina Pectoris: Study Protocol of a Randomized, Double-Blind, Controlled Trial. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1018745
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ren, Yulan…[et al.]. Acupoint Application in Patients with Chronic Stable Angina Pectoris: Study Protocol of a Randomized, Double-Blind, Controlled Trial. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1018745
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ren, Yulan& Li, Dehua& Zheng, Hui& Lv, Junling& Leng, Junyan& Zhang, Linglin…[et al.]. Acupoint Application in Patients with Chronic Stable Angina Pectoris: Study Protocol of a Randomized, Double-Blind, Controlled Trial. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1018745
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1018745