Acupuncture to Improve Symptoms for Stable Angina: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

Judith Schlaeger   ¹ , CNM, LAc, PhD, FAAN ;   Hui Yan Cai   ^{2 *} , LAc, MD, PhD ;   Alana D Steffen   ^{3 *} , PhD ;   Veronica Angulo   ^{1 *} , BA ;   Adhir R Shroff   ^{4 *} , MD, MPH ;   Joan E Briller   ^{4 *} , MD ;   Debra Hoppensteadt   ^{5 *} , PhD ;   Glorieuse Uwizeye   ⁶ , RN, MScN ;   Heather A Pauls   ^{7 *} , MPH ;   Miho Takayama   ^{8 *} , RN, LAc, PhD ;   Hiroyoshi Yajima   ^{8 *} , LAc, PhD ;   Nobuari Takakura   ^{8 *} , LAc, PhD ;   Holli A DeVon   ⁶ , RN, PhD, FAHA, FAAN

¹ Department of Women, Children and Family Health Science, College of Nursing, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States

² Department of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, National University of Health Sciences, Lagrange, IL, United States

³ Department of Health Systems Science, College of Nursing, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States

⁴ Department of Cardiology, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States

⁵ Department of Pathology and Pharmacology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, United States

⁶ Department of Biobehavioral Health Science, College of Nursing, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States

⁷ Office of Research Facilitation, College of Nursing, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States

⁸ Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences, Tokyo, Japan

*these authors contributed equally