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Effect of Electro-Acupuncture on Blood Pressure
Based on previous published research in animals and human, the investigators hypothesize that electroacupuncture (EA) will have a positive effect on hypertension.
Conditions:
🦠 Hypertension
🗓️ Study Start (Actual) February 2003
🗓️ Primary Completion (Estimated) September 2027
✅ Study Completion (Estimated) December 2027
👥 Enrollment (Estimated) 160
🔬 Study Type INTERVENTIONAL
📊 Phase NA
Locations:
📍 Costa Mesa, California, United States
📍 Orange, California, United States

📋 Eligibility Criteria

Description

    Inclusion Criteria:

    • * Patients with mild coronary disease, and no significant ECG change reflecting ischemia at rest.
    • * Patients with high blood pressure with or without antihypertensive medication.

    Exclusion Criteria:

    • * Pregnant or nursing women
    • * Individuals with severe coronary disease (continuous angina)
    • * Conduction abnormalities on ECG consistent with left bundle branch block
    • * Cardiac arrhythmias associated with low blood pressure (90 mmHg)
    • * Peripheral vascular disease
    • * Orthopedic disease
    • * Diabetic or psychological illness that could interfere with safe performance of exercise of psychophysiological stress testing
    • * Those with known sensitivity to topical preparations or strong reactions to medical dressings and skin tapes
Ages Eligible for Study: 39 Years to 85 Years (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)
Sexes Eligible for Study: ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

🗓️ Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

  • First Submitted 1 July 2009
  • First Submitted that Met QC Criteria 2 July 2009
  • First Posted 3 July 2009

Study Record Updates

  • Last Update Submitted that Met QC Criteria 15 June 2023
  • Last Update Posted 18 June 2023
  • Last Verified June 2023
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