Acupuncture to Improve Symptoms for Stable Angina: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

• DOI: 10.2196/14705
• Publication Date: 2019-06-27T17:50:37Z
• Authors: Judith Schlaeger; Hui Yan Cai; Alana D Steffen; Veronica Angulo; Adhir R Shroff; Joan E Briller; Debra Hoppensteadt; Glorieuse Uwizeye; Heather A Pauls; Miho Takayama; Hiroyoshi Yajima; Nobuari Takakura; Holli A DeVon
• Keywords: McGill Pain Questionnaire

Acupuncture has demonstrated physiologic analgesic effects in Chinese patients with stable angina. One proposed mechanism of action for these is the downregulation M1 macrophages, interleukin 1 beta, interleukin-6, interleukin-18, and tumor necrosis factor alpha.This study aims to test a 10-session, 5-week acupuncture treatment protocol as complementary therapy symptoms angina American patients, who vary from health care systems other salient variables.We are conducting randomized controlled trial (RCT) 69 adults (35 assigned initial 34 an attention control condition) medically confirmed diagnosis angina, whose pain associated have not been their satisfaction guideline-directed medical management. Participants experimental group will receive standardized traditional medicine point prescription. The view non-pain-related education videos over 5 weeks equal 10 hours group. complete McGill Pain Questionnaire Seattle Angina Questionnaire-7, well inflammatory cytokines measured at baseline completion. primary outcomes anginal quality life.This funded 2 years by National Institutes Health, Institute Nursing Research. We currently recruiting expect results December 2020.We generate data on feasibility, acceptability, effect sizes, revisions future fully powered RCT protocol. Findings help determine if persistent ischemic experience proinflammatory state hyperalgesia caused multiple neural immune processes always relieved medication.DERR1-10.2196/14705.