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Administrative data

NCT number NCT03975140
Other study ID # 81590955
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date June 1, 2019
Est. completion date February 28, 2021

Study information

Verified date March 2021
Source West China Hospital
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study, taking stable angina pectoris as a research carrier, aims to explore the preventive value of acupoint sensitization by conducting a double-blind multi-center randomized controlled trial to compare the effect of stimulating acupoints with different sensitivity on the prevention of angina pectoris. After the inclusion of eligible patients, the pressure-pain threshold of disease-related acupoints will be detected by using Von Frey detector. Then, the patients will be randomly divided into experimental group and control group. The patients in experimental group will be given acupoints pressure on the five acupoints with the lowest pressure-pain threshold, while the patients in control group will be given acupoints pressure on the five acupoints with the five acupoints with the highest pressure-pain threshold. The two groups will be treated with acupoints pressure 12 times within 4 weeks. The patients will be evaluated three times at baseline, the end of treatment and four weeks after the end of treatment respectively, including angina attack frequency, CCS classification and SAQ score.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 202
Est. completion date February 28, 2021
Est. primary completion date February 22, 2021
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 35 Years to 80 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: - Patients with stable angina pectoris and symptoms of chest pain - The duration of onset was more than 3 months, and the number of angina attacks in the past month was not less than 2 - Not younger than 35 years old and not older than 80 years old - Patients will participate in the study voluntarily and have signed the informed consent Exclusion Criteria: - Patients with mental retardation - Patients were contraindicated or unable to complete acupoint sensitization test - Patients with cardiovascular, digestive, urinary, respiratory, blood, nervous, endocrine system and other serious primary diseases - Patients with bleeding, allergy constitution - Patients with abnormal skin or peripheral nerve sensation, abnormal pain sensation, skin ulceration at the sensitization detection site - Patients with unsatisfactory clinical treatment of hypertension and diabetes

Study Design


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Intervention

Procedure:
Hypersensitive acupoint group
The first five acupoints in the sensitization sequence were pressed using the traditional Chinese medicine acupoint pressing technique, and each acupoint was pressed for two minutes.
Hyposensitive acupoint group
The last five acupoints in the sensitization sequence were pressed using the traditional Chinese medicine acupoint pressing technique, and each acupoint was pressed for two minutes.

Locations

Country Name City State
China The West China Hospital of Sichuan university Chengdu Sichuan

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
West China Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

China, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Change of the number of angina attacks Change of the number of uncomfortable events that met the criteria for angina in study period Change from baseline to week 8
Secondary Change of the Canadian Cardiology Society (CCS) Classification of Angina Pectoris According to the patient's own condition scale, the patients were divided into 4 grades, the mildest being grade I and the most serious being grade IV Change from baseline to week 8
Secondary Change of the Seattle Angina Questionnaire(SAQ) Score The maximum score of the scale was 100, and the higher the score, the better the quality of life and the functional state of the patients Change from baseline to week 8
Secondary Change of the use of Therapeutic Nitroglycerin Drugs Change of the number of times that patients temporarily took nitroglycerin for angina attacks Change from baseline to week 8