The Efficacy of the Acupuncture in the Treatment of Systemic Arterial Hypertension

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Arterial Hypertension
• Interventions: Other: Acupuncture

• Registration Number: NCT03512106
• Lead Sponsor: silvia goldmeier

Brief Summary

There are few studies in the treatment of hypertension employing acupuncture as a blood pressure regulating technique. The Ministry of Health synthesized the inclusion of integrative and complementary practices within the Unique Health System, such as acupuncture. Our objective is to verify the effect of the acupuncture session on hypertensive patients, measured through ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM). In this way two groups of patients will be selected in a randomized clinical trial. In the first group, Chinese traditional acupuncture will be applied and in the second group the acupuncture sham will be applied.

Detailed Description

Acupuncture as therapy is the subject of conflicting opinions on its effectiveness in scientific means, because in spite of its long existence as a therapeutic tool, raises doubts on the standards of Western science model. In addition, there are few studies in the treatment of hypertension employing Acupuncture as a blood pressure regulating technique. The Ministry of Health synthesized the inclusion of integrative and complementary practices within the Unique Health System, such as Acupuncture. The World Health Organization (WHO) recognizes its effectiveness, having its own concept in the energy imbalance that alter the organic, mental and emotional part addressing a current issue proposing to groundbreaking research. The objective is to verify the effect of the acupuncture session on hypertensive patients, measured through ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM). In this way two groups of patients will be selected in a randomized clinical trial. In the first group, Chinese traditional acupuncture will be applied and in the second group the acupuncture sham will be applied.

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2018-04
• Study First Submitted: 2018-04-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-04-18
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-04-18
• Study First Posted: 2018-04-30
• Last Update Posted: 2018-04-30
• Study Start: 2018-06-01
• Primary Completion: 2018-12-01
• Study Completion: 2019-06-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 86

Inclusion Criteria

• patients enrolled in stage I to III of systemic arterial hypertension
• signing the free and informed consent term

Exclusion Criteria

• patients who do not agree to participate in the study
• patients with systolic pressure values greater than 180 mmHg or diastolic pressure above 110 mmHg
• patients with important comorbidities

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Sham group	Acupuncture	Sham
Acupuncture group	Acupuncture	Chinese traditional acupuncture

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring	24 hours	Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) is a feature that enables direct and indirect direct reference to blood pressure in the period 24 or more successive hours with a low level of discomfort throughout the daily activities of the investigated. The possibility of obtaining a representative curve of pressure variations in a given period gives an efficient view of the tension behavior and not simply a static analysis, reflecting only the moment when blood pressure was measured.