Exploring the Effect of Combined Chinese and Western Treatment on Home Medical Care

Effectiveness of Combining Antihypertensive Drugs and Acupuncture on Isolated Systolic Hypertension of Elderly Patients at Home

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03600220

Enrollment

Registered

2018-07-26

Start date

2018-06-01

Completion date

2019-05-31

Last updated

2018-07-26

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Conditions

Hypertension

Keywords

acupuncture, hypertension, elderly, home health care

Brief summary

combine antihypertensive drugs and acupuncture to isolated systolic hypertension elderly patients at home

Detailed description

The investigators would like to compare the effectiveness of acupuncture and drug therapy on blood pressure. The investigators chose acupuncture point according the Traditional Chinese Medicine theory, besides, each patient was using 1-3 antihypertensive drug of a heterogeneous pharmacological group ranging from angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACE inhibitor), diuretics, and beta blockers.

Interventions

OTHERacupuncture

antihypertension drug, acupuncture twice a week for 3 months

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

65 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. patient with isolated blood pressure diagnosis by physicians and BP \>140/\<90 mmHg 2. patient took the drug to control blood pressure for more than one year 3. age\>65 years old 4. Willing to participate in this study

Exclusion criteria

1. Suspected acute stroke 2. chest pain or dyspnea 3. ingestion of short-acting antihypertensive medication within 2 h prior to the beginning of the study 4. body temperature \>37.5∘C(99.5∘F)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
blood pressure	change from Baseline Systolic Blood Pressure at 3 months	measure blood pressure after the treatment compare the initial blood pressure

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Traditional Chinese Medicine constitution	use the questionnaire at Baseline, 1.5 month, and three month later	use The Constitution in Chinese Medicine Questionnaire
heart rate variability	use ANS watch to monitor patient's condition at Baseline, 1.5 month, and three month later	use autonomic nervous system (ANS) watch to monitor patient's heart rate variability, Low Frequency/High Frequency ratio

Countries

Taiwan

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026