The Effect of Acupuncture on Blood Pressure and Heart Rate Variability (HRV)

Phase 1

• Conditions: Hypertension
• Interventions: Device: acupuncture; Device: sham needle treatment

• Registration Number: NCT00724763
• Lead Sponsor: Logan College of Chiropractic

Brief Summary

This research is designed to study the effects of needle acupuncture on blood pressure and HRV by stimulating certain acupuncture points and meridians.

Detailed Description

Outcome measurements include blood pressure and heart rate variability.

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2008-07
• Study Start: 2008-07
• Study First Submitted: 2008-07-28
• Study First Submitted QC: 2008-07-29
• Last Update Submitted: 2008-07-29
• Study First Posted: 2008-07-30
• Last Update Posted: 2008-07-30
• Primary Completion: 2009-07

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

• Male or female suffering from mild hypertension (systolic BP between 130-165 mmHg, diastolic BP between 90-120 mmHg).

Exclusion Criteria

• Individuals with heart, kidney, thyroid disorders, diabetes, chronic disease or illness, neurological diseases, skin or bleeding disorders,
• Currently taking prescription or OTC medications and/or herb/supplements that effect BP or autonomic tone will not be recruited into the study.
• In addition, individuals who have a pacemaker and/or are pregnant will not be recruited in the study. A health history questionnaire was used to screen subjects.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
1	acupuncture	Treatment group.
2	sham needle treatment	control group

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Blood pressure and HRV	five weeks

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Logan University; 🇺🇸 Chesterfield, Missouri, United States