Effectiveness of Combining Antihypertensive Drugs and Acupuncture on Isolated Systolic Hypertension of Elderly Patients at Home
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 入组人数
- 80
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- blood pressure
研究概览
简要总结
combine antihypertensive drugs and acupuncture to isolated systolic hypertension elderly patients at home
详细描述
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.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 65 Years 至 —（Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •patient with isolated blood pressure diagnosis by physicians and BP >140/<90 mmHg
- •patient took the drug to control blood pressure for more than one year
- •age>65 years old
- •Willing to participate in this study
排除标准
- •Suspected acute stroke
- •chest pain or dyspnea
- •ingestion of short-acting antihypertensive medication within 2 h prior to the beginning of the study
- •body temperature >37.5∘C(99.5∘F)
研究组 & 干预措施
drug combine acupuncture
routine drug use combine acupuncture twice a week for 3 months
干预措施: acupuncture (Other)
drug use
routine drug use, each patient was using 1-3 antihypertensive drug of a heterogeneous pharmacological group ranging from ACE inhibitors, diuretics, and beta blockers
结局指标
主要结局
blood pressure
时间窗: change from Baseline Systolic Blood Pressure at 3 months
measure blood pressure after the treatment compare the initial blood pressure
次要结局
- heart rate variability(use ANS watch to monitor patient's condition at Baseline, 1.5 month, and three month later)
- Traditional Chinese Medicine constitution(use the questionnaire at Baseline, 1.5 month, and three month later)