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The Heat Transport Characteristics of the Heart and Lung Meridians: A Study of CSAP Patients and Healthy Adults

The Heat Transport Characteristics of the Heart and Lung Meridians: A Study of CSAP Patients and Healthy Adults

Status
UNKNOWN
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04264559
Enrollment
120
Registered
2020-02-11
Start date
2020-03-31
Completion date
2021-12-31
Last updated
2020-02-11

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Conditions

Chronic Stable Angina Pectoris

Keywords

stable angina pectoris, meridian, infrared thermal imaging

Brief summary

Although some important progresses were made in the field of the meridian research, no breakthroughs have been achieved. Besides,there are some problems in meridian researches. Particularly, previous research of meridian phenomena involved lots of subjective elements and outcomes.Researches that use modern scientific techniques to investigate the biological characteristics of meridian phenomenon are urgently needed. Therefore, this study is designed to assess the heat transport characteristics of the Heart and Lung meridians by infrared thermal imaging (ITI). Thus, the biological characteristics of meridian phenomena could be presented objectively in a scientific methodology

Detailed description

This study will include 40 patients with chronic stable angina pectoris (CSAP), and 80 healthy adults. Infrared thermal imaging (ITI) examination will be adopted to assess the heat transport characteristics of the Heart and Lung meridians and investigate the specificity for the meridian-visceral correlation and site-to-site correlation between two specific meridians.

Interventions

A thermal imager is used to record thermal images.The baseline temperature of relevant acupoints or sites on the Heart and Lung meridians will be measured.

PROCEDUREMoxibustion

Two sessions of moxibustion intervention will be performed in the Heart meridian and Lung meridian successively. During moxibustion, the temperature change of relevant acupoints or sites in the Heart and Lung meridians will be measured by infrared thermal imaging. * Intervention in the Heart meridian: moxibustion will be performed in acupoint HT3 of the Heart meridian for 15 minutes. * Intervention in the Lung meridian: moxibustion will be performed in acupoint LU5 of the Lung meridian for 15 minutes.

Sponsors

The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University
CollaboratorOTHER
Zhejiang Chinese Medical University
Lead SponsorOTHER_GOV

Study design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
20 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria for CSAP patients * Patients should meet the diagnostic criteria of coronary heart disease, which includes the following items: 1)confirmed old myocardial infarction (MI), or a history of percutaneous coronary intervention(PCI), or coronary artery bypass grafting; 2)50% or more luminal stenosis in at least one coronary artery or major branch segment confirmed by coronary angiogram or CT angiography; 3) myocardial ischemia indicted by exercise stress radionuclide myocardial imaging; 4) treadmill exercise testing is positive (for male patients); * Patients should meet the diagnostic criteria of CSAP and the Canadian Cardiovascular Society(CCS) classification for CSAP is level II or III; * The medical history of CSAP is more than 3 months with attacks occurring at least twice weekly in the last month; * 35≤age ≤75 years, male or female; * Patients have clear consciousness and could communicate with others normally; * Patients could understand the full study protocol and written informed consent is signed. Inclusion criteria for healthy adults * Healthy volunteers who could provide a recent medical examination report to confirm they have not any cardiovascular and respiratory disease; * age≥20 years, male or female; * Participants have clear consciousness and could communicate with others normally; * Participants could understand the full study protocol and written consent is signed.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Temperature change of relevant acupoints or sitesBaseline, 15 minutes during moxibustion, 5 minutes after stopping moxibustion.Infrared thermal imaging examination is used to assess temperature change of relevant acupoints or sites of the Heart and Lung meridians

Countries

China

Contacts

Primary ContactYongliang Jiang
jyl2182@126.com86-13858173136

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026