Acupuncture for Individuals With Stable Angina
| Status: | Recruiting |
|---|---|
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 21 - Any |
| Updated: | 1/9/2019 |
| Start Date: | January 4, 2019 |
| End Date: | September 2020 |
| Contact: | Holli A DeVon, PhD |
| Email: | hdevon1@uic.edu |
| Phone: | (312) 413-5362 |
Feasibility Testing of a Randomized Controlled Trial of Acupuncture to Improve Symptoms for Individuals With Stable Angina (AIMS-A)
This RCT aims to determine if it is possible to perform acupuncture on men and women
diagnosed with stable angina who have symptoms. The investigators want to determine if
acupuncture reduces the pain and other symptoms of angina. The investigators also want to
examine whether this study is acceptable to the participants, and by carrying out this study
the investigators will be able to tell how many participants they will need in a future
larger study to further test acupuncture to reduce the symptoms of angina in women.
diagnosed with stable angina who have symptoms. The investigators want to determine if
acupuncture reduces the pain and other symptoms of angina. The investigators also want to
examine whether this study is acceptable to the participants, and by carrying out this study
the investigators will be able to tell how many participants they will need in a future
larger study to further test acupuncture to reduce the symptoms of angina in women.
The investigators are conducting a RCT aimed at gathering feasibility, and initial efficacy
for a randomized controlled trial (RCT) to test the effect of acupuncture on anginal symptoms
in men and women. The investigators long term goal is pain and symptom management resulting
in improved functional status and quality of life for men and women with stable angina. This
study will include 69 community dwelling men and women with a medically confirmed diagnosis
of stable angina, whose pain and associated symptoms have not been completely controlled with
guideline-directed medical management. The investigators will use a randomized attention
control design with 13 men and women assigned to initial acupuncture and 13 to control.
Participants in the experimental group will receive a standardized acupuncture point
prescription two treatments per week, for 5 weeks. The attention control group will receive
non-pain related video health education over 5 weeks equal to the approximate 10 hours of
treatment for the acupuncture group.
for a randomized controlled trial (RCT) to test the effect of acupuncture on anginal symptoms
in men and women. The investigators long term goal is pain and symptom management resulting
in improved functional status and quality of life for men and women with stable angina. This
study will include 69 community dwelling men and women with a medically confirmed diagnosis
of stable angina, whose pain and associated symptoms have not been completely controlled with
guideline-directed medical management. The investigators will use a randomized attention
control design with 13 men and women assigned to initial acupuncture and 13 to control.
Participants in the experimental group will receive a standardized acupuncture point
prescription two treatments per week, for 5 weeks. The attention control group will receive
non-pain related video health education over 5 weeks equal to the approximate 10 hours of
treatment for the acupuncture group.
Inclusion criteria:
- provision of a verified diagnosis from a care provider
- male or female sex
- at least 21 years of age
- intermittent angina symptoms (pain, pressure, or discomfort in the chest or other
areas of the upper body)
- medical confirmation of a diagnosis of stable angina for at least 6 months
Exclusion criteria:
- pregnancy
- heart failure
- COPD causing pain or associated symptoms
- autoimmune dysfunction
- use of steroid medications
- concomitant physical therapy
- biofeedback
- massage
- additional acupuncture
We found this trial at
1
site
Chicago, Illinois 60612
Principal Investigator: Judith M Schlaeger, PhD
Phone: 312-996-0470
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