Research Article
Chinese Herbal Medicine in the Treatment of Chronic Heart Failure: Three-Stage Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial
Table 5
The timeline of participants’ course through Stage Three.
| Items | Baseline | Treatment | Visit 1 | Visit 2 | Visit 3 | 0 weeks | 2 weeks | 4 weeks |
| Inclusion/exclusion | • | | | Informed consent | • | | | Grouping | • | | | Medical history collection | • | | | General information | • | | | Medication history | • | | | Physical examination | • | | | Complicating diseases | • | | | Drug release | • | • | | TCM syndrome scores | • | | • | NYHA functional classification | • | | • | 6-minute walk test | • | | • | LVEF | • | | • | X-ray | • | | | Routine urine test | • | | • | Liver function test | • | | • | Renal function test | • | | • | Electrolytes | • | | • | Electrocardiogram | • | | • | Feasibility | | | • | Cost-effectiveness analysis | | | • | Compliance | | | • | Universality | | | • | Side effect | | • | • |
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