NCT05847959

Brief Summary

Background: Heart failure is the severe and terminal stage of various heart diseases, which is characterized by high morbidity, mortality and readmission. There are few studies on the relationship between XinKang-I(XK-I) and chronic heart failure. Objective: To explore the relationship between XK-I and chronic heart failure. Methods/design: The trial is a single-center, single-blind, randomized study (1:1). It will recruit 110 patients with chronic heart failure who syndrome of qi deficiency yang deficiency and blood stasis. The intervention group will receive not only Western medicine, but also XK-I. The primary end points will be the changes in oxygen consumption volume of anaerobic threshold (VO2AT), maximum oxygen volume uptake (VO2max), and 6-minute walking distance after 8 weeks of treatment. Both groups will receive 8 weeks of treatment. Ethics and dissemination: Ethical approval was granted by Ethics Committee of Dongguan TCM Hospital. Results will be disseminated via peer-reviewed publications and presentations at international conferences.

Trial Health

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Enrollment
110

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started May 2023

Typical duration for not_applicable

Status
unknown

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

April 13, 2023

Completed
18 days until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

May 1, 2023

Completed
7 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

May 8, 2023

Completed
2.7 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

December 31, 2025

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 31, 2025

Completed
Last Updated

May 8, 2023

Status Verified

April 1, 2023

Enrollment Period

2.7 years

First QC Date

April 13, 2023

Last Update Submit

May 5, 2023

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

  • The changes in 6-minute walking distance(distance, meter).

    Cardiac function

    8 weeks

  • oxygen consumption volume of anaerobic threshold (VO2AT, ml)

    Cardiac function

    8 weeks

  • maximum oxygen volume uptake (VO2max, ml/min) in cardiopulmonary function test

    Cardiac function

    8 weeks

Study Arms (2)

intervention group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

The intervention group will receive not only Western medicine, but also XK-I. The therapeutic drugs used in the control group will be according to the European Society of Cardiology's 2021 guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure.

Drug: Traditional Chinese medicine prescription:XinKang-I

The control group

NO INTERVENTION

The control group will receive Western medicine.The therapeutic drugs used in the control group will be according to the European Society of Cardiology's 2021 guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure.

Interventions

XK-I will be used in intervention group (20 grams of radix astragalus, 20 grams of radix codonopsis, 10 grams of stir-fried semen lepidii, 8 grams of sweet apricot kernel, 10 grams of cassia twig, 15 grams of poria cocos, 10 grams of atractylodes, 5 grams of honey-roasted licorice, 15 grams of radix et rhizoma salviae miltiorrhizae, 10 grams of chuanxiong rhizoma, 5 grams of tangerine peel).Patients will take XK-I once a day, divided into morning and evening administration. The treatment lasted for 8 weeks.

intervention group

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 85 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • History of CHF or clinical findings of CHF for more than 3 months. CHF was diagnosed in accordance with the European Society of Cardiology's 2021 Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute and Chronic Heart Failure.
  • Patients ranged in age from 18 to 85.
  • Cardiac function was graded at grade II-IV (New York Heart Association functional class).
  • Patients who had not used traditional Chinese medicine for treating heart failure within 1 week before enrollment;
  • Written informed consent will be obtained.

You may not qualify if:

  • acute cardiac insufficiency, acute myocarditis, severe valvular heart disease, malignant arrhythmia, obstructive cardiomyopathy, pericardial tamponade, constrictive pericarditis or acute coronary syndrome
  • severe lung, liver or kidney dysfunction
  • nervous and hematopoietic system
  • malignant tumors
  • hemodynamic nstability
  • pulmonary embolism
  • severe infection
  • pregnant or lactating
  • refusal to provide written informed consent for this study

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Head of Cardiology

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

April 13, 2023

First Posted

May 8, 2023

Study Start

May 1, 2023

Primary Completion

December 31, 2025

Study Completion

December 31, 2025

Last Updated

May 8, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-04