Carotid atherosclerosis
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
45 Years to 70 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients aged between 45 and 70 years old; 2. Patients whose carotid and femoral arteries meet the diagnostic criteria of atherosclerotic plaque; 3. The patients with carotid and femoral artery intima-media thickening were stable flat plaques without unstable active plaques, and the total number of bilateral artery plaques was less than or equal to 5; 4. Patients with carotid or femoral artery stenosis less than 50%; 5. Patients with LDL-C level between 2.59 mmol / L and 8.0 mmol / L, triglyceride level between 1.7 mmol / L and 10.0 mmol / L; 6. Patients who have not used drugs related to improving atherosclerosis in recent 2 weeks, such as drugs for hypertension, heart failure, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, etc; 7. Patients who are willing to participate in the study and can cooperate in the arrangement and understanding of the research contents.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Those patients whose age >= 60 years old, obesity, diabetes, hypertension, low HDL-C and smoking combined with more than 4 risk factors; 2. Patients who have suffered from cerebrovascular accident, transient ischemic attack, severe trauma or major operation; 3. Patients with serious diseases related to heart, liver, kidney or hematopoietic system; 4. Patients with mental diseases such as cognitive impairment; 5. Patients with skin diseases and hemorrhagic diseases; 6. People who are afraid of acupuncture; people who are pregnant, breastfeeding or planning to get pregnant during the study period; 7. Patients who participated in other trials.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Crouse Plaque score;Plaque volume;Intima media thickness;Median gray scale; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| BS;ES; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactXichang Huang
Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Outcome results
None listed