Health Condition 1: - Health Condition 2: I10- Essential (primary) hypertension
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Scalp acupuncture: The sterile Copper handled single use needles will be inserted at vasomotor area in the scalp acupuncture therapy, 3 sittings per week on the alternate days for
30 MINS
Needle
Copper handled sterile,single use needles of length 1-2 Cun, Diameter
28- 30 guage will be used.
Control Intervention1: No intervention: Patients will be under observation and after completion of the study the control group will be recieving scalp acupuncture for
Sponsors
Dr Veni S
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: ?Age between 40 to 60 years of both male and female gender ?Patients with history of 1 to 5 years of Grade 1Primary Hypertension ?Patients under single drug or 2 drug combination of Thiazide / Thiazide like diuretics, Calcium channel blockers,Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors and other blood thinning drugs in minimum half to maximum dosage ?Clinically stable patients ?All subjects gave their informed consent,
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: ? Comorbidities that would prohibit participation in study procedures, including active renal dialysis, metastic cancer ? Scar in the scalp needling area ? Enrollment in other studies that involved active interventions; ? Psychiatric comorbidities & Needle phobia Patients with secondary hypertension
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Assessment of Blood pressure in primary hypertensive patients is done using arm type non invasive digital blood pressure monitoring apparatus. Outcome measures will be measured, at the end of the 6th week( end of the intervention )Timepoint: 3 sittings per week on the alternate days for 6 weeks | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| No secondary outcome is included in this studyTimepoint: Not Applicable | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr.N.Prabhu
international institute of yoga and naturopathy medical sciences
Outcome results
None listed