The Effect of Acupuncture on Blood Pressure and Heart Rate Variability (HRV)

Logan College of Chiropractic

Status and phase: Unknown; Phase 2; Phase 1

Conditions: Hypertension

Treatments: Device: sham needle treatment; Device: acupuncture

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00724763

RD0609080136

Details and patient eligibility

About

This research is designed to study the effects of needle acupuncture on blood pressure and HRV by stimulating certain acupuncture points and meridians.

Full description

Outcome measurements include blood pressure and heart rate variability.

Enrollment: 40 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Male or female suffering from mild hypertension (systolic BP between 130-165 mmHg, diastolic BP between 90-120 mmHg).

Exclusion criteria

• Individuals with heart, kidney, thyroid disorders, diabetes, chronic disease or illness, neurological diseases, skin or bleeding disorders,
• Currently taking prescription or OTC medications and/or herb/supplements that effect BP or autonomic tone will not be recruited into the study.
• In addition, individuals who have a pacemaker and/or are pregnant will not be recruited in the study. A health history questionnaire was used to screen subjects.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

1

Experimental group

Description:

Treatment group.

Treatment:

Device: acupuncture

2

Sham Comparator group

Description:

control group

Treatment:

Device: sham needle treatment