Acupuncture and Laser Acupoint Treatment on Hypertension - Full Text View

Purpose

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

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Hypertension	Device: Laser acupoint treatment Procedure: Acupuncture	Phase I

MedlinePlus related topics:

Acupuncture High Blood Pressure

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Treatment, Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study

Official Title:	Acupuncture and Laser Acupoint Treatment on Hypertension

Further study details as provided by Logan College of Chiropractic:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Blood pressure [ Time Frame: Pretreatment then at 2 and 4 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Estimated Enrollment:	30
Study Start Date:	February 2008
Estimated Study Completion Date:	June 2009
Estimated Primary Completion Date:	January 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Arms	Assigned Interventions
Acupuncture: Experimental	Procedure: Acupuncture Needle acupuncture on ST36 and LI11.
Laser Acupoint: Experimental	Device: Laser acupoint treatment Laser

Detailed 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).

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years to 70 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Male or female over 18 and under 70 yoa 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.

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00459680

Locations


United States, Missouri
	Logan College of Chiropractic	Recruiting
	Chesterfield, Missouri, United States, 63017
	Contact: John Zhang, MD, PhD 636-230-1920 john.zhang@logan.edu

Sponsors and Collaborators

Logan College of Chiropractic

Investigators


Principal Investigator:	John Zhang, MD. PhD	Logan College of Chiropractic

More Information

Responsible Party:	Logan College of Chiropractic ( John Zhang )
Study ID Numbers:	LCC-05-06
First Received:	April 10, 2007
Last Updated:	February 6, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00459680
Health Authority:	United States: Food and Drug Administration

Keywords provided by Logan College of Chiropractic:

hypertension

acupuncture

laser

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Vascular Diseases

Hypertension

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Cardiovascular Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on October 03, 2008

Sponsored by:	Logan College of Chiropractic
Information provided by:	Logan College of Chiropractic
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00459680