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Clinical study of acupuncture for primary hypertension

Clinical study of acupuncture for primary hypertension

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR-TRC-09000455
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2009-07-04
Start date
2009-07-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2017-04-18

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Primary hypertension

Interventions

A:Take medicine according to the latest "Guide to Prevention and Treatment of Hypertension in China"
B:To be treated by acupuncture. The principles of treatment and selection of the acupoints will be activate blood circulation (huo xue) and dispel the wind ('shan feng'), calming the liver (ping 'gan'
C:Acupuncture on non-acupoint

Sponsors

First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 70 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Meet the diagnostic criteria for primary hypertension. When the SBP is not lower than 140mmHg and / or DBP is not lower than 90mmHg, it can be diagnosed as hypertension disease. If the SBP is between 120-139mmHg and / or DBP is in 80-90mmHg, it is the highest in the normal level; Note: The diagnosis of hypertension should pay special attention to rule out secondary hypertension; Classification of hypertension Class?(mildly level): SBP ranges from 140mmHg to 159mmHg or DBP ranges from 90mmHg to 99mmHg; Class?(moderate level): SBP ranges from 160mmHg to 179mmHg or DBP ranges from 100mmHg to 109mmHg; Class?(severe level): SBP is over 180mmHg or DBP is over 110mmHg; Isolated systolic hypertension: SBP is over 140mmHg and DBP is under 90mmHg; Note: If the patient's systolic pressure and diastolic blood pressure at different levels, classify it by the higher level; Isolated systolic hypertension can also be divided to level 1,2,3 according to the level of systolic blood pressure; 2. Without antihypertensive drugs, the sitting systolic blood pressure (SBP) is between 140-179 mmHg or (and) diastolic blood pressure (DBP) between 90-109mmHg; 3. Aged between 18 and 70, male or female; 4. Signed the informed consent form.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Known or suspected secondary hypertension; 2. Severe alcohol addiction and drug addicts; 3. Pregnancy or breast-feeding women, 4. Suffering from mental illness; 5. Poor compliance (that is who can not complete treatment) 6. Infected in acupoint or near the acupoint.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Case fatality rate;24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring;Vascular function to be tested by Vascular ultrasound;The incidence of cardio-cerebral vascular disease;Measure blood pressur;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Lipid;ECG, Holter monitoring, cardiac color Doppler ultr;Renal function;CT, MR, cerebral ultrasound used to test brain function;Glucos;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactXuemin Shi Pengfei Shen
shenpf@yahoo.com.cn+86 13502122793

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026