Sessions of acupuncture and nutritional therapy evaluation for atrial fibrillation (Sante-AF): a randomised feasibility study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Atrial fibrillation is a common cardiac arrhythmia, associated with debilitating symptoms and a decrease in health-related quality of life. Current treatments for atrial fibrillation may not provide symptomatic relief and are associated with risks and adverse responses. Large-scale trials are justified to investigate whether complementary therapies may improve symptoms and/or health-related quality of life in atrial fibrillation. To reduce the uncertainty of a future trial, a feasibility study was carried out.

Design and methods

A three-arm, parallel-group, pragmatic randomised controlled feasibility study recruited 30 participants with paroxysmal AF aged 45-70 from NHS primary care, randomising to Group A (acupuncture + usual care), Group B (nutritional therapy +

SUBMITTER: Charlesworth K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11854018 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature