chronic heart failure
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine,Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 74 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged between 18 to 74years; 2. Those who meet the diagnostic criteria of Western medicine;and with II to III degree of the cardiac function stardand of New York Heart Association; 3. Those whose BNP content >= 150pg/ml(or Pro-BNP >= 600pg/ml); 4. Those whose the left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) was <= 40%; 5. Those who meet the syndrome differentiation of TCM; 6. Those who participate in this clinical trial voluntarily, understand and sign the informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Combine the serious primary disorders; 2. Combine serious infection; 3. Plan to accept Cardiac surgical procedures; 4. Critical patients who may cannot survive to the end of the trial; 5. Pregnant or lactating women; 6. Allergic Constitution, allergic to many kinds of medicine; 7. Patients with mental disorder and unwilling to cooperate; 8. Other conditions that are not suitable for participation in clinical trials.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| NYHA grade;the total score of TCM syndrome; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 6-minute walking test;Minnesota heart failure quality of life score;EF;LAD;LVEDD;Plasma BNP;Plasma pro-BNP;Readmission rate;Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactYan Shen
Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine,Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Outcome results
None listed