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Efficacy and Safety of Metoprolol Tartrate Tablets Combined With Chinese Traditional Medicine on Premature Ventricular Complex.

Phase 4
Completed
Conditions
Premature Ventricular Contraction
Interventions
Drug: Tongmai Yangxin Pill (TMYXP)
Drug: placebo
Registration Number
NCT05008250
Lead Sponsor
Xuanwu Hospital, Beijing
Brief Summary

Objective: investigators investigated the effects of metoprolol tartrate plus Tongmai Yangxin Pill on premature ventricular complexes and cardiac function in patients with premature ventricular complex.

Methods: In total, 584 participants with premature ventricular complex will be randomly assigned (at a 1:1 ratio) into two groups: study group (metoprolol tartrate \[25 mg twice per day, orally\] plus Tongmai Yangxin Pill \[40 pills twice per day, orally\]) and control group (metoprolol tartrate \[25 mg twice per day, orally\] plus placebo \[40 simulated pills twice per day, orally\]). The total treatment period is 8 weeks.

Efficacy endpoints and safety assessment:

Primary efficacy endpoints are as follows: change in 24-h number of PVCs after treatment and effective rate of 24-h number of PVCs after treatment. Secondary efficacy endpoints are as follows: change in New York Heart Association classification; total effective rate of comprehensive effect; change in high-sensitivity C-reactive protein level; and change in echocardiography parameters (i.e., left ventricular ejection fraction, left ventricular end diastolic dimension, E/A, cardiac index, cardiac output, and stroke volume).

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
584
Inclusion Criteria
  • Lown PVC grade, II-IVA;
  • in patients with coronary heart disease and comorbid PVC or non-organic heart disease, the PVC frequency was 3000-30000 times/24 h;
  • New York Heart Association grade, I or II;
  • ejection fraction, ≥45%;
  • written informed consent to participate in the trial.
Exclusion Criteria
  • presence of bradyarrhythmia (<50 beats/min), including sinus syndrome and atrioventricular block (second or third degree atrioventricular block);
  • presence of persistent ventricular tachycardia, non-persistent ventricular tachycardia, and/or persistent atrial fibrillation;
  • presence of severe PVC requiring treatment with other antiarrhythmic drugs; -presence of drug-induced, electrolyte-induced, or acid-base-induced arrhythmia;
  • presence of uncontrolled or severe hypertension (e.g., grade ≥3 hypertension);
  • presence of uncontrolled diabetes; presence of alanine aminotransferase or aspartate aminotransferase level ≥1.5-fold above the upper limit of normal, urea nitrogen level ≥1.2-fold above the upper limit of normal, and/or blood creatinine above the upper limit of normal;
  • presence of severe respiratory dysfunction or asthma;
  • presence of primary hematopoietic diseases, other systemic diseases (e.g., hyperthyroidism), poor peripheral circulation perfusion, severe peripheral vascular diseases, and/or PVC with unknown etiology;
  • presence of allergic constitution, mental disorder, alcoholism, and/or smoking habit;
  • pregnancy or lactation;
  • ongoing β-blocker treatment or contraindications to β-blocker treatment; -participation in other clinical trials within the prior 3 months;
  • and other reasons for lack of suitability to participate in this study, as determined by the investigators.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
study groupTongmai Yangxin Pill (TMYXP)Metoprolol tartrate (25 mg twice per day, orally) plus TMYXP (40 pills twice per day, orally). the treatment duration is 8 weeks.
control groupplaceboMetoprolol tartrate (25 mg twice per day, orally) plus placebo (40 simulated pills twice per day, orally). The treatment is 8 weeks.
control groupmetoprolol tartrateMetoprolol tartrate (25 mg twice per day, orally) plus placebo (40 simulated pills twice per day, orally). The treatment is 8 weeks.
study groupmetoprolol tartrateMetoprolol tartrate (25 mg twice per day, orally) plus TMYXP (40 pills twice per day, orally). the treatment duration is 8 weeks.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Effective rate of 24-h number of PVCs after 8-week treatment.8 weeks

the definition of "effective" is, premature ventricular complex decreased by 50%-70% compared with baseline in the Holter result.

Change in 24-h number of PVCs after 8-week treatment8 weeks
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
total effective rate of comprehensive effect8 weeks

Total effective rate of comprehensive effect was defined as total symptom score; clinical recovery was defined as significant improvement of clinical symptoms and reduction of symptom score by ≥90%.

change in high-sensitivity C-reactive protein level8 weeks
change in echocardiography parameter E/A8 weeks
change in echocardiography parameter stroke volume8 weeks
change in echocardiography parameter cardiac index8 weeks
change in New York Heart Association (NYHA) classification8 weeks

Marked effective NYHA improvement was defined as reduction of NYHA grade by ≥2; effective NYHA improvement was defined as reduction of NYHA grade by 1; non-effective NYHA improvement was defined as no change or elevation of NYHA grade.

change in echocardiography parameter left ventricular ejection fraction8 weeks
change in echocardiography parameter left ventricular end diastolic dimension8 weeks
change in echocardiography parameter cardiac output8 weeks
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