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Short-term effects of the vagal stimulation in patients with coronary disease.

Short-term effects of thoracic and abdominal lymphatic pump techniques with vagal stimulation on blood pressure and markers of cardiac stress in patients with coronary heart disease.

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ANZCTR
Registry ID
ACTRN12616000380493
Enrollment
60
Registered
2016-03-23
Start date
2016-09-05
Completion date
2017-01-09
Last updated
2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

Short-term effects of the thoracic and abdominal lymphatic pump techniques with vagal stimulation in patients with coronary heart disease.

Interventions

INTERVENTION: 1.The patient must be in the right lateral decubitus position. 2.The patient will be asked to breathe deeply using their diaphragm for 2 minutes prior to the lymphatic pump rib cage compression. 3. The compression of the rib cage is the procedure that will be used to create a lymphatic pump; this compression is achieved manually by a physiotherapist and there is only one technique: thoracic and abdominal lymphatic pump technique. 4.We will check the level of saliva in the mout

INTERVENTION: 1.The patient must be in the right lateral decubitus position. 2.The patient will be asked to breathe deeply using their diaphragm for 2 minutes prior to the lymphatic pump rib cage compression. 3. The compression of the rib cage is the procedure that will be used to create a lymphatic pump; this compression is achieved manually by a physiotherapist and there is only one technique: thoracic and abdominal lymphatic pump technique. 4.We will check the level of saliva in the mouth by testing for the salivary secretion rate. 5.For vagus nerve stimulation to be possible, we need diaphragmatic breathing and to have sufficient salivary secretion in his mouth whilst the thoracic and abdominal lymphatic pump technique is being performed. Treatment sessions: 12 sessions delivered 2 per week over 6 weeks. Each treatment session lasts 10 minutes. We will administer 5 rib cage compressions repeated for 5 respiratory cycles. We will determine if there has been vagal stimulation if, during the lymphatic pump via rib cage compression, the salivary secretion in the mouth has increased. Lymphatic pump techniques and vagal stimulation are carried out in addition to the standard care rehabilitation protocol recommended by cardiologists

Sponsors

University of Seville
Lead SponsorUniversity

Study design

Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Blinded (masking used) (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

Coronary heart disease

Exclusion criteria

Previous surgery for coronary heart disease in the past 3 years and concomitant disease were excluded

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ANZCTR · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026