Acupuncture Therapy and Hypertension
Recruiting · NCT05530512 · Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment) · Lead sponsor: University of California, Irvine
View the official record on ClinicalTrials.gov →Interventions studied
electroacupuncture
What this trial is about
Acupuncture therapy will be provided to reduce blood pressure in hypertensive patients. The mild to moderate hypertensive patients will be either on or off hypertensive medications. The course last for 8 weeks and the frequency is once a week.
Who can take part
Age range
45 Years to 75 Years
Sex
All (male and female)
Healthy volunteers
No - a diagnosis or condition is required
Phase
Not applicable (e.g. observational or device study)
Study type
Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment)
Inclusion criteria
- Subjects from 45 to 75 years of age
- Clinically diagnosed with mild to moderate hypertension and ON or OFF medication (Office SBP \> 140 mmHg and \< 160 mmHg Or ABPM average SBP \> 130 mmHg and \< 145 mmHg), and
- No significant ECG change reflecting ischemia (i.e. ST elevation or depression) at rest will be recruited to participate in this study.
Exclusion criteria
- Subjects will be excluded if pregnant or nursing.
- Subjects will be excluded if they have coronary disease (by history or on ECG screening), conduction abnormalities on ECG consistent with left bundle branch block, cardiac arrhythmias associated with low blood pressure (\<90 mmHg), peripheral vascular disease, orthopedic disease, diabetic neuropathy or severe hypertension (BP \>170 mmHg systolic or \>110 mmHg diastolic), or any other physical or psychological illness.
- Those with known sensitivity to any topical preparations or strong reactions to medical dressings and skin tapes also will be excluded.
- Inability our or unwillingness of individual to give written informed consent.
Where it is running
2 locations listed across 1 US state.
- Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute - Irvine, California, United States
- University of California, Irvine, Health Sciences Medical Center - Orange, California, United States