A randomized controlled protocol on the effect of Tai Chi Exercise on the cardiac function and quality of life in Elderly Patients with Chronic Heart Failure
Phase 1
- Registration Number
- TCTR20230321001
- Lead Sponsor
- Hongfang Yang
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending (Not yet recruiting)
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 120
Inclusion Criteria
(1) Meeting the diagnostic criteria of CHF[1], Doppler ultrasound suggested that the left ventricular ejection fraction of < 50%[11]
(2) Aged not less than 18 years and not more than 75 years, regardless of gender
(3) New York Heart Association (NYHA) class 3 to 4
(4) Stable condition after drug treatment.
Exclusion Criteria
(1) Patients with cardiac surgery in the past 3 months;
(2) Patients with severe arrhythmia;
(3) Those with combined limb dysfunction who are unable to complete Tai Chi exercise;
(4) Patients with severe mental disorders who are unable to cooperate with treatment;
(5) Patients who are participating in other clinical studies.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire (MLHFQ) 18 weeks Results of the Minnesota Heart Failure Patients Questionnaire
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) 18 weeks Measurements of left ventricular ejection fraction