Acupuncture in Persistent Atrial Fibrillation

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 2015-07-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The aim of this trial is to evaluate the effect of acupuncture on prevention of atrial fibrillation (AF) recurrence after electrical cardioversion (EC) for persistent AF patients resistant to the antiarrhythmic drugs (AADs).

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Kyunghee University Medical Center
• Collaborator: Ministry of Health & Welfare, Korea
• Treatments: Anti-Arrhythmia Agents; Flecainide

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Persistent AF lasting ≥ 7 days

• Ages in 20-75 years

• Resistant with antiarrhythmic drugs

• Written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• Age below 20 years or above 75 years

• Severe valvular heart disease

• History of open heart surgery

• History of treatment for myocardial infarction (MI) within recent 6 weeks

• Patients under or requiring the administration of antiviral drugs

• 2nd degree atrioventricular block or more than two fascicular block

• Severe pulmonary, liver, or renal disease

• Previous acupuncture treatment for cardiovascular condition within 3 months