Baduanjin exercise for patients with ischemic heart failure on phase-II cardiac rehabilitation (BEAR trial): study protocol for a prospective randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Preliminary evidence based on clinical observations suggests that meditative exercise may offer potential benefits for patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). Cardiac rehabilitation (CR), as a class-IA indication in clinical practice guidelines, has been established as an effective strategy to improve quality of life and prognosis of CHF patients. Baduanjin exercise is an important component of traditional Chinese Qigong exercises. However, its benefits for CHF have not been rigorously tested. We sought to investigate whether Baduanjin, as an adjunct to standard care, improves cardiopulmonary function, exercise tolerance, and quality of life in patients with CHF caused by coronary artery disease (CAD).

Methods/design

In this randomized controlled trial, 120 pat

SUBMITTER: Yu M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6048837 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature