High-normal blood pressure
Conditions
Interventions
control group:lifestyle intervention
Sponsors
Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
35 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Meeting the high-normal blood pressure criteria; 2. Aged 35–65 years, male of female; 3. No language and mental retardation, able to answer and complete the questionnaire smoothly; 4. Participants or their guardian willing to sign written informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Contraindications for the use of acupoint stimulators: wearing a pacemaker and other implanted medical devices; suffering from acute diseases, infectious diseases, malignant tumors;cardiovascular disease, cerebrovascular disease, liver and kidney dysfunction or other malignant diseases; scars, bruises, scratches or inflammation on the skin of the acupuncture points. 2. Hypertension caused by other vascular diseases, primary aldosteronism, other endocrine hypertension, and secondary hypertension caused by other causes. 3. Receiving antihypertensive drugs or other drugs that affect blood pressure in previous 2 months. 4. Uncontrolled diabetes. 5. Receiving acupuncture treatment in previous 1 month. 6. Drug or alcohol abuse. 7. Pregnant women or women in lactation period. 8. Joined any other study in process.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| the differences in mean systolic pressure changes; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| the differences in mean diastolic blood pressure changes;Proportion of progression to hypertension;Quality of life evaluation;Weight, body mass index and waist circumference; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactCunzhi Liu
School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
Outcome results
None listed