Chronic heart failure
Conditions
Interventions
Electroacupuncture Group:Standardized drug therapy for heart failure
Electroacupuncture at Neiguan (PC-6) and Jianshi (PC-5)
Conduct cardiopulmonary exercise testing
Control Group:Standardized pharmacological therapy for heart failure
Conducting a cardiopulmonary exercise test
Sponsors
Shanghai Seventh People's Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
35 Years to 75 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) Age between 35 and 75 years, gender; (2) Meets the diagnostic criteria for heart failure as per the 2024 Chinese Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Heart Failure; (3) Heart function class I to III (NYHA classification); (4) Voluntarily participates and signs the informed consent form.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) There are contraindications for cardiopulmonary exercise testing; (2) Suffers from an illness that is not effectively controlled and is unable to cooperate to complete the study; (3) Has a mental illness; (4) The skin around the Neiguan and Jian Shi acupoints has eczema or damage; (5) Has not signed the informed consent form.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1-minute heart rate recovery; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Peak Oxygen Uptake;Heart Rate Blood Pressure Product;QTc interval;Standard deviation of all normal sinus rhythm intervals;Root Mean Square (RMS) of Interval Differences Between Consecutive Normal Sinus Beats;High-frequency power;low-frequency power;High-Frequency Power/Low-Frequency Power Ratio;soluble growth-stimulating expression gene 2 protein;nitric oxide; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactLin Chu Qi
Shanghai Seventh People's Hospital
Outcome results
None listed