Unstable carotid plaque
Conditions
Sponsors
Shanghai Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Agree to accept this clinical trial, which meets the diagnostic criteria of ultrasound imaging of carotid artery unstable plaque; meets the diagnostic criteria of TCM Qi deficiency and phlegm stasis syndrome; age 45 years or older; have not taken other traditional Chinese medicines or proprietary Chinese medicines, or have stopped taking medicine for more than 4 weeks; Those who have not received other trials within 3 months.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) Grade 4 cardiac function or pulmonary edema; (2) Severe primary brain and lung diseases and liver and kidney dysfunction; (3) Allergic to traditional Chinese medicine; (4) Patients with malignant diseases; (5) Severe inflammatory disease; (6) patients with bleeding diseases; (7) malignant arrhythmia; (8) acute coronary syndrome; (9) Mental patients; (10) Pregnant or nursing women; (11) Those who participated in other clinical trials within the past month.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| tumornecrosisfactor-alpha (TNF-alpha);Carotid artery area;interleukin-6 (IL-6);Carotid intima-media thickness (IMT);hypersensitiveC-reactiveprotein, (hs-CRP); | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Major cardiovascular events;The quality of life;Clinical symptoms; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactWang Su
Shanghai Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Outcome results
None listed