hypertension
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) 18 years old = 75 years old, both male and female. (2) Those who meet the diagnostic criteria of primary hypertension in the ISH2020 International Hypertension Practice Guidelines, with hypertension classified as grade 1 and low to medium risk; and those who receive acupuncture treatment without changing the original treatment; (3) Those whose blood pressure has not reached the standard even after maintaining the original treatment programme for 2 weeks; (4) The patients have a correct understanding of the significance of the clinical study, have good compliance with the observations and evaluations of the researchers, and have signed an informed consent form.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) Secondary hypertension such as aldosteronism, pheochromocytoma, Cushing's syndrome, pregnancy hypertension, etc; (2) Patients with other serious cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, renal, retinal and peripheral vascular complications and diabetes mellitus, blood disorders that are not suitable for acupuncture treatment, combined with diagnosed epilepsy, obstructive sleep apnoea hypoventilation syndrome, etc; (3) People with mental disorders such as severe anxiety and depression; (4) Pregnant and lactating women; (5) Those who have received acupuncture treatment in the last month or are participating in other clinical trials.
Design outcomes
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Dizziness handicap inventory;Headache Impact Test version 6;Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index;the MOS item short fromhealth survey; | — |
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 24h ambulatory blood pressure;Immediate blood pressure in the office; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Dongzhimen Hospital of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine