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Register: ChiCTR
Last refreshed on: 18 April 2017
Main ID:  ChiCTR-ICR-15006373
Date of registration: 2015-05-03
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Nanjing Jiangning Hospital
Public title: Effect of electro-acupuncture combined with aerobic exercise on heart rate recovery and sports ability of patients with coronary heart disease
Scientific title: Effect of electro-acupuncture combined with aerobic exercise on heart rate recovery and sports ability of patients with coronary heart disease
Date of first enrolment: 2015-06-01
Target sample size: aerobic exercise group:28;electro-acupuncture group:27;electro acupuncture combined with aerobic exercise:28;control group:25;
Recruitment status: Pending
URL:  http://www.chictr.org.cn/showproj.aspx?proj=10907
Study type:  Interventional study
Study design:  Randomized parallel controlled trial  
Phase:  New Treatment Measure Clinical Study
Countries of recruitment
China
Contacts
Name: Huaping Pan   
Address:  168 Gushan Road, Jiangning District, Nanjing, Jiangsu
Telephone: +86 18901588339
Email: huaping_pan70@163.com
Affiliation: 
Name: Lei. Wang   
Address:  138 Xianlin Rd., Nanjing, Jiangsu
Telephone: +86 13951636955
Email: pitx3@163.com
Affiliation:  Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: From September 2013 to September 2014, CHD patients with at least one main coronary vessel's (left main coronary artery,anterior descending branch,circumflex artery, right coronary artery and big branches of these vessels) diameter >=50% after having coronary angiography were recruited in cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) in cardiac rehabilitation center in Nanjing Jiangning Hospital. 112 subjects with HRR1 <=12times per minute were chosen from them.
Exclusion criteria: (1) patients with uncontrolled severe arrhythmia, hypertension and diabetes;
(2) patients with severe heart failure (NYHA Class IV);
(3) patients with pacemaker, complete left bundle branch block or heart transplantation;
(4) patient with musculoskeletal disease and neurological disease and who cannot cooperates with evaluation and treatment;
(5) patients with whole body serious disease, electrolyte disturbance and who are using digitalis;
(6) patients with pulmonary diseases such as chronic bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), etc. which will affect respiratory function;
(7) patients using drugs like calcium ion antagonist and beta-blockers which will affect heart rate should stop taking drugs for at least 2 days before having heart rate variability test;
(8) patients using antioxidants like VitC and VitE should stop taking medicine for at least 1month before undergoing venous blood collection.


Age minimum: 55
Age maximum: 65
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
coronary heart disease
Intervention(s)
aerobic exercise group:aerobic exercise treatment;electro-acupuncture group:electro-acupuncture treatment;electro acupuncture combined with aerobic exercise:treatment of electro-acupuncture and aerobic exercise;control group:routine treatment;
Primary Outcome(s)
heart rate recovery at 1 minute;peak power;peak oxygen uptake;anaerobic threshold;heart rate variability index;oxidative stress level index;
Secondary Outcome(s)
Secondary ID(s)
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Nanjing Jiangning Hospital
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
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