Effect of Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation (tVNS) on left ventricular afterload in patients with heart failure: A randomized double-blind, sham-controlled trial.
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Congestive heart failure
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000044121
- Lead Sponsor
- Hiroshima City Asa Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 22
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
1. The AHF patients who have multiple organ failure 2. The AHF patients who have systolic blood pressure less than 100mmHg. 3. The AHF patients who have severe bradycardia. 4. The AHF patients who have sepsis. 5. The AHF patients who did not provide written informed consent.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The degree of reduction in central blood pressure (The comparison of central blood pressure measures before and after 5 days tVNS [one hour per one day])
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method