Status:
UNKNOWN
Acute Effect of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation in Heart Failure
Lead Sponsor:
Federal University of Health Science of Porto Alegre
Collaborating Sponsors:
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior.
Instituto de Cardiologia do Rio Grande do Sul
Conditions:
Improvement of Cardiovascular Autonomic Control
Reduction of Levels of Catecholamines
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-70 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine acute effect the transctutaneous electrical nerve stimulation in sympathetic and parassympathetic system in individuals with heart failure.
Detailed Description
Heart failure (HF) is the inability of the heart to maintain adequate levels of blood supply to tissues. In recent years there has been an increased prevalence of heart failure (HF), in Brazil there a...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Possess stable heart failure grade II or III according to NYHA;
- Ejection fraction \<40% determined by echocardiography;
- Having no change in drug therapy one month before being included in the study;
- There have been Myocardial Infarction (AMI) three months before study entry;
Exclusion
- Patients with grade IV heart failure according to NYHA;
- Acute respiratory;
- Unstable angina;
- Ventricular arrhythmia, unstable until three months before the start of the study;
- Pacemaker;
- Active smoking;
- Diabetes mellitus;
- And fever or infectious disease.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2010
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 1 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
30 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01252407
Start Date
November 1 2010
End Date
December 1 2013
Last Update
August 2 2012
Active Locations (1)
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Rodrigo Della Méa Plentz
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil