Trial reportInternational journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease2020
Enhanced External Counterpulsation Efficacy on Exercise Endurance in COPD Patients and Healthy Subjects: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial.
Trial report in International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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- Potential active ingredients and mechanisms of Shufeitie ointment in the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by integrating transdermal chemistry and network pharmacology.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Enhanced External Counterpulsation for Management of Postacute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 Associated Microvascular Angina and Fatigue: An Interventional Pilot Study.Cardiology research and practice · 2023Article
- Enhanced external counterpulsation ameliorates endothelial dysfunction and elevates exercise tolerance in patients with coronary artery disease.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2022Article
- Enhanced External Counterpulsation as a Novel Treatment for Post-acute COVID-19 Sequelae.Cureus · 2021Article
- Editorial: Non-pharmacologic Sustained Endothelial Shear Stress: An Evolving Clinical Paradigm.Frontiers in physiology · 2021Article
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Abstract
Purpose: Enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP) is popular in China for the treatment of coronary heart diseases, but it may be an effective treatment for other populations. This study aimed to explore the effect of EECP on exercise endurance of healthy people and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients and provide intervention measures to improve their physical condition. Patients and methods: Patients were enrolled in this pilot randomized controlled trial at Jiangbin Hospital, China, between March 1st and May 30th, 2018. They were randomly divided into the EECP and non-EECP groups. According to their maximal oxygen uptake, the volunteers were also sub-grouped into the normal, low exercise endurance, and COPD subgroups. Differences in exercise endurance were evaluated between the EECP and non-EECP groups before and after treatment. Cardiopulmonary exercise testng included anaerobic threshold oxygen uptake (AT-VO Results: 72 volunteers were enrolled. The EECP and non-EECP groups were similar in terms of age, sex, body mass index, blood pressure, heart rate, breathing frequency, AT-VO Conclusion: EECP significantly improved the exercise endurance of normal adults, low endurance adults, and COPD patients. Registration number: ChiCTR1900021993.
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