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Effect of electro-acupuncture combined with aerobic exercise on heart rate recovery and sports ability of patients with coronary heart disease

Effect of electro-acupuncture combined with aerobic exercise on heart rate recovery and sports ability of patients with coronary heart disease

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR-ICR-15006373
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2015-05-03
Start date
2015-06-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2017-04-18

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

coronary heart disease

Interventions

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

Sponsors

Nanjing Jiangning Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
55 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion 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

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.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
heart rate recovery at 1 minute;peak power;peak oxygen uptake;anaerobic threshold;heart rate variability index;oxidative stress level index;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactHuaping Pan
huaping_pan70@163.com+86 18901588339

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026