Acupuncture and Laser Acupoint Treatment on Hypertension - Tabular View

Tracking Information

First Received Date ^ICMJE

April 10, 2007

Last Updated Date

October 16, 2008

Start Date ^ICMJE

February 2008

Estimated Primary Completion Date

January 2009 (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Current Primary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE

Blood pressure [ Time Frame: Pretreatment then at 2 and 4 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Original Primary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE

Blood pressure

Change History

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Current Secondary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE

Original Secondary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE

Descriptive Information

Brief Title ^ICMJE

Acupuncture and Laser Acupoint Treatment on Hypertension

Official Title ^ICMJE

Acupuncture and Laser Acupoint Treatment on Hypertension

Brief Summary

To determine the effect of acupuncture and laser acupuncture point treatment on hypertensive subjects.

Detailed Description

The specific aims of the study are to test the effectiveness of acupuncture and laser acupoint on hypertension. The hypothesis is: the stimulation of a pattern of acupoints with acupuncture and laser will result in significant reductions in blood pressure. The points that are going to be used for the study are: Zusanli (St36), Tianshu (St25), Quchi (LI11).

Study Phase

Phase I

Study Type ^ICMJE

Interventional

Study Design ^ICMJE

Treatment, Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study

Condition ^ICMJE

Hypertension

Intervention ^ICMJE

Device: Laser acupoint treatment
Procedure: Acupuncture

Study Arms / Comparison Groups

Publications *

* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by National Clinical Trials Identifier (NCT ID) in Medline.

Recruitment Information

Recruitment Status ^ICMJE

Recruiting

Estimated Enrollment ^ICMJE

Estimated Completion Date

June 2009

Estimated Primary Completion Date

January 2009 (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Eligibility Criteria ^ICMJE

Inclusion Criteria:

Male or female over 18 and under 70 yoa with hypertension (blood pressure over 140/90 mmhg).

Exclusion Criteria:

Individuals with heart, kidney, thyroid disorders, diabetes, chronic disease or illness, neurological diseases, skin or bleeding disorders, and currently taking drugs or medications will not be recruited in the study. A health history questionnaire will be used to screen the subjects.

Gender

Both

Ages

18 Years to 70 Years

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Contacts ^ICMJE

Location Countries ^ICMJE

United States

Administrative Information

NCT ID ^ICMJE

NCT00459680

Responsible Party

John Zhang, Logan College of Chiropractic

Study ID Numbers ^ICMJE

LCC-05-06

Study Sponsor ^ICMJE

Logan College of Chiropractic

Collaborators ^ICMJE

Investigators ^ICMJE

Principal Investigator:

John Zhang, MD. PhD

Logan College of Chiropractic

Information Provided By

Logan College of Chiropractic

Verification Date

October 2008

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