Efficacy and Safety of Weak Extremely Low Frequency Electromagnetic Fields in Mild and Moderate Essential Hypertension

NCT ID: NCT00709930

Last Updated: 2009-03-31

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

20 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2007-12-31

Study Completion Date

2008-12-31

Brief Summary

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This study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of weak extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields (ELF-EMF) in mild and moderate essential hypertension.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Essential Hypertension

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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1,Exposed to ELF-EMF

Device: Magnetic field generator Exposure to 1-μT 8/6-Hz ELF-EMF

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Magnetic field generator

Intervention Type DEVICE

dosage:Magnetic field generator Exposure to 1-μT 8/6-Hz ELF-EMF frequency:10min/day duration:1 month

2,Placebo

Device: Placebo device with no magnetic fields

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo magnetic field generator

Intervention Type DEVICE

Placebo device with no magnetic fields

Interventions

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Magnetic field generator

dosage:Magnetic field generator Exposure to 1-μT 8/6-Hz ELF-EMF frequency:10min/day duration:1 month

Intervention Type DEVICE

Placebo magnetic field generator

Placebo device with no magnetic fields

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Ages: 20 years to 74 years
* Genders : Both
* The severity of hypertension: mild and moderate (WHO/ISH criteria stage I-II) Systolic blood pressure (SBP) \>/= 140 and/or diastolic blood pressure (DBP)\>/= 90 (untreated hypertension cases)

Exclusion Criteria

* Any of the following medical conditions:
* Severe essential hypertension (DBP \>110)
* Secondary or malignant hypertension
* History or symptoms of cerebral vascular disease
* History of myocardial infarction
* History of angina pectoris, atrial fibrillation, heart failure and arrhythmia
* Renal dysfunction (serum creatinine \> 2.1mg/dl)
* Severe hepatic dysfunction
* Uncontrolled diabetes
* Allergy, drug sensitivity or chronic skin disease
* Peptic ulcer disease
* Current pregnancy or lactation
* Depression that needs to be treated
* Hypertension controlled with antihypertensive medication
Minimum Eligible Age

20 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

74 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Kyoto University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Translarional Research center

Principal Investigators

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Masanori Fukushima

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Kyoto University Hospital

Locations

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Kyoto University Hospital

Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan

Site Status

Countries

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Japan

Other Identifiers

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MF-II-01

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id