Acupoint Application in Patients with Chronic Stable Angina Pectoris: Study Protocol of a Randomized, Double-Blind, Controlled Trial
Table 1
Details of study groups.
Group
Acupoints
Interventions
HAA group
Jueyinshu (BL14), Xinyu (BL15) Danzhong (CV17), and Neiguan (PC6)
Herbal medicine application, acupoint, and basic treatment
PAA group
Placebo application, acupoint, and basic treatment
HAN group
Nonacupoints in the same spinal segment as those in the acupoints of HAA group but 2 cm away from genuine acupoints and outside the Chinese meridian system
Herbal medicine application, nonacupoint, and basic treatment
PAN group
Placebo application, nonacupoint, and basic treatment