Acupuncture and Laser Acupoint Treatment on Hypertension

Logan College of Chiropractic

Status and phase

Unknown

Phase 1

Conditions

Hypertension

Treatments

Device: Laser acupoint treatment

Procedure: Acupuncture

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT00459680

LCC-05-06

Details and patient eligibility

About

To determine the effect of acupuncture and laser acupuncture point treatment on hypertensive subjects.

Full description

The specific aims of the study are to test the effectiveness of acupuncture and laser acupoint on hypertension. The hypothesis is: the stimulation of a pattern of acupoints with acupuncture and laser will result in significant reductions in blood pressure. The points that are going to be used for the study are: Zusanli (St36), Tianshu (St25), Quchi (LI11).

Enrollment

30 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 70 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Male or female over 18 and under 70 years of age with hypertension (blood pressure over 140/90 mmhg).

Exclusion criteria

Individuals with heart, kidney, thyroid disorders, diabetes, chronic disease or illness, neurological diseases, skin or bleeding disorders, and currently taking drugs or medications will not be recruited in the study. A health history questionnaire will be used to screen the subjects.