Acupuncture and Laser Acupoint Treatment on Hypertension

NCT ID: NCT00459680

Last Updated: 2010-01-21

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

PHASE1

Total Enrollment

30 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2008-02-29

Study Completion Date

2009-06-30

Brief Summary

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

Detailed Description

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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).

Conditions

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Hypertension

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Acupuncture

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Acupuncture

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Needle acupuncture on ST36 and LI11.

Laser Acupoint

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Laser acupoint treatment

Intervention Type DEVICE

Laser

Interventions

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Laser acupoint treatment

Laser

Intervention Type DEVICE

Acupuncture

Needle acupuncture on ST36 and LI11.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Other Intervention Names

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Laser

Eligibility Criteria

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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.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

70 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Logan College of Chiropractic

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Logan College of Chiropractic

Principal Investigators

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John Zhang, MD. PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Logan College of Chiropractic

Locations

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Logan College of Chiropractic

Chesterfield, Missouri, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Facility Contacts

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John Zhang, MD, PhD

Role: primary

636-230-1920

Other Identifiers

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LCC-05-06

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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