Baduanjin Exercise for Patients With Chronic Heart Failure on Phase II Cardiac Rehabilitation
- Conditions
- Rehabilitation With CHF; NYHA Class I or II
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Baduanjin exerciseBehavioral: Routine rehabilitation group
- Registration Number
- NCT03229681
- Brief Summary
Chronic heart failure (CHF) is the end stage of various kinds of cardiovascular diseases with high mortality. After a long period of medical treatment or surgical treatment, patients suffered great pain physically and mentally. How to improve the quality of life and prognosis in patients with CHF, which is a hot topic in the field of cardiac rehabilitation now. Baduanjin, as one of the traditional Chinese qigong exercises, has the features of generous stretch, soft consistency, dynamic but static, which is an appropriate movement pattern for CHF patients.
To investigate the efficacy and safety of Baduanjin exercise for patients with coronary heart disease complicated with chronic heart failure (CHF). A randomized, controlled and prospective clinical trial was designed.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- UNKNOWN
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 120
- Aged from 40 to 75 years;
- Diagnosed with chronic heart failure caused by coronary heart disease;
- NYHA class I or II;
- Patients with an ejection fraction (LVEF) more than 40%;
- Participants in accordance with the guidelines define as stage II cardiac rehabilitation;
- Participants signed the informed consent freely and voluntarily.
- The condition was serious or movement restrained by other diseases;
- In the acute stage of chronic heart failure;
- Participants with poorly control of blood pressure (SBP≥180mmHg or DBP≥100mmHg);
- Resting heart rate is beating over 120 beats a minute, or merged with malignant arrhythmia;
- Participants who have contraindications to cardiopulmonary test or exercise training;
- Patients who have other serious acute， chronic organic disease or mental disorders;
- Participants practiced in any kinds of traditional Chinese medicine exercises in last three months.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Baduanjin exercise group Baduanjin exercise Participants in this group received routine rehabilitation training and Baduanjin exercise Routine rehabilitation group Routine rehabilitation group Participants in this group only received routine rehabilitation training
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Six-minute walk test（6MWT） Baseline, 3 months Testing patients changes on walking distance and accompanies symptoms in 6 minutes
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method NT-proBNP Baseline, 3 months Cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) Baseline, 3 months CPET including peak VO2 (ml/kg/min)， AT，VE/VCO2, et,al.
Left ventricular end-diastolic diameter (LVDD) Baseline, 3 months hs-CRP Baseline, 3 months Left ventricular ejection fraction（LVEF） Baseline, 3 months HRV Baseline, 3 months Mainly includes SDANN Index, SDNN Index
Minnesota living with heart failure questionnaire (MLHFQ) Baseline, 3 months Record the quality of life of patients with heart failure
Major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) Baseline, 3 months, 6months Defined as death, myocardial infarction (MI), stroke and re-hospitalization related to cardiovascular disease
NYHA classification Baseline, 3 months, 6months The changes of heart function were compared after treatment
The Main TCM symptoms Baseline, 3 months The changes of scores of TCM syndromes
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Xiyuan Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences
🇨🇳Beijing, China