Effect of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) at acupoint PC6 over wrist on blood pressure and heart rates

Effect of TENS at PC6 on blood pressure and heart rate

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

CRIS

Registry ID

KCT0001948

Enrollment

Registered

2016-06-23

Start date

2015-10-19

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-03-11

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Procedure/Surgery, Others(Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) at wrist area) : The experimental designs of single treatment are performed. Participants are assigned to intervention (dif

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Participants: Total: 11 volunteers Sex: male and female Age: 20 ~ 60 years Blood Pressure: Normal (Systolic 120 mmHg, Diastolic 80 mmHg) or pre-hypertensive (systolic 120-139 mmHg, diastolic 80-89 mm Hg). Individuals were excluded if they had used anti-hypertensive medicine.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Exclusion 1. Person who is difficult to keep sit for at least 1 hour, because experiment will be performed for 2.5 hours. 2. Person who is afraid of TENS (transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation) 3. Persons who have contraindications of TENS (transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation) by the following diseases ? edema ? skin injury ? numbness on skin ? active tuberculosis ? malignant carcinoma ? pacemaker-implanted ? thrombosis or thromboembolism ? scar ? brain disorders or persons with the history (stroke, family with stroke patients, persons recovered from stroke, momory deficit or ambulatory changes, emotion control disorders or other brain disorders)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Changes of blood pressure by TENS at PC6	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
heart rates	—

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactBang Se Kyun

Daegu Haany University

Outcome results