Acupuncture on Cardiac and Autonomic Function in Human Heart Failure

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT01804816

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Acupuncture treatment may improve the cardiac function and the quality of life in heart failure patients. These effects may be related to the inhibition of sympathetic activity and/or increased vagal function. The suppression of inflammatory reaction with acupuncture treatment may also be associated with these outcomes. Specific aims include: 1. To evaluate the effect of acupuncture treatment on human cardiac sympathetic/vagal activity 2. To evaluate the effect of acupuncture treatment on cardiac function and functional capacity 3. To evaluate the general health score of the quality-of-life with acupuncture treatment 4. To explore the mechanism of acupuncture treatment on inflammation and nitrative stress in heart failure patients.

Study identification

NCT ID: NCT01804816
Recruitment status: Completed
Study type: Interventional
Phase: Not applicable
Lead sponsor: The Cleveland Clinic; Other
Enrollment: 14 participants

Conditions and interventions

Conditions

Chronic Heart Failure

Interventions

Acupuncture Procedure
No Intervention Other

Procedure · Other

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range: 21 Years and older
Sex: All
Healthy volunteers: Healthy volunteers not accepted

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Study timeline

Start date: May 13, 2013 (Actual)
Primary completion: Jan 9, 2015 (Actual)
Completion: Dec 2021 (Actual)
Last update posted: Oct 20, 2026

2013 – 2021

United States locations

U.S. sites: 1
U.S. states: 1
U.S. cities: 1

Facility	City	State	ZIP	Site status
Cleveland Clinic	Cleveland	Ohio	44195	—

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