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Acupuncture Treatment for Patients Who Develop Arrhythmias in the Post-Operative Cardio-Thoracic Setting

NCT03525860 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 47

Last updated 2021-11-12

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

A feasibility study on the provision of acupuncture treatment in the hospital to 20 patients who have undergone open heart surgery procedures. The acupuncture treatments may begin as early as postoperative Day 2.

Conditions

  • Post-Operative Atrial Fibrillation
  • Acupuncture Therapy

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Acupuncture

The subject is placed in the selected position (lying down or sitting), based on their comfort level. The areas to be needled are prepped with an alcohol swab. Mandatory standards and safety guidelines for acupuncture will be followed. The acupuncture treatment protocol will be based on Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) theory. The TCM treatment strategy is designed to Benefit the Heart, Tonify Heart Qi and Blood, Calm and Sedate Cardiac Excitability and Regulate the Qi. Current literature supports the use of selected acupuncture points as possibly beneficial in regulating the autonomic nervous system, modulating Heart Rate Variability (HRV), relieving chest pain, and reducing arrhythmias. 11 sterile, single use, disposable needles will be placed one by one until all needles are in place. Needles remain in place for additional 20 minutes or so as the patient remains in the selected position .

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Chaim Leker Locker, M.D. · Mayo Clinic

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-07-26
Primary Completion
2019-08-26
Completion
2019-08-26

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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