Status:

COMPLETED

Effect of Electrical Stimulation at Acupoints on Blood Pressure

Lead Sponsor:

Logan College of Chiropractic

Conditions:

Hypertension

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-70 years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

To determine if electrical stimulation on acupoints has any effect on hypertensive subjects.

Detailed Description

All subjects will be assigned into control and experimental groups by a random table. The first 40 numbers in the first row will be used for the study. Subjects assigned with an odd number will be div...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Diagnosis of mild hypertension (160-140/100-90 mmHg), male and female subjects with any racial background will be invited to participate in the study.
  • All adult age groups are included in the study.
  • Subjects must sign an informed consent form.

Exclusion

  • Diagnosis of severe hypertension (200-161/120-101 mmHg), limited physical activity, heart failure, kidney diseases and mental diseases are excluded in the study. A questionnaire will be used in the initial patient screening.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2007

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

June 1 2007

Estimated Enrollment :

40 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00459758

Start Date

January 1 2007

End Date

June 1 2007

Last Update

August 1 2007

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Logan University

Chesterfield, Missouri, United States, 63011