Acupuncture as a Complementary Treatment for Hypertension (ACT-HAS)
ACT-HAS
Acupuncture as Applied Technology to Nursing Care Adult Hypertensive: An Experimental Study.
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interventional
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1 country
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Brief Summary
This is a randomized clinical trial with blinded, multi-center, involving the Federal University of in Rio de Janeiro(UFRJ), through the School of Nursing Anna Nery, as a proponent and research coordinator; and as a collaborative educational institutions, the Federal University of in Espirito Santo, represented by the Department of Nursing; and the Higher School of Sciences of the Santa Casa de Misericordia of Vitoria, developed by building doctorate thesis as a final product of the research.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable
Started Aug 2014
1 active site
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Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
August 1, 2014
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
August 19, 2015
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
August 21, 2015
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
December 1, 2015
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
January 1, 2016
CompletedAugust 25, 2015
August 1, 2015
1.3 years
August 19, 2015
August 21, 2015
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Improvement of blood pressure levels.
six weeks
Secondary Outcomes (1)
Improvement of nursing diagnoses
six weeks
Study Arms (2)
Group A
EXPERIMENTALLaser acupuncture
Group B
SHAM COMPARATORSimulation Laser acupuncture
Interventions
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Be suffering from essential hypertension;
- Be properly prescribed medication and have difficulty controlling blood pressure keeping regular measurement above was over 140x90 mmHg.
You may not qualify if:
- A woman in pregnancy;
- Be in possession of any type of cancer;
- being a smoker;
- be alcoholic;
- Be in drug treatment for other diseases including obesity;
- Not dieting for weight loss;
- practice regular physical activity.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Raphael
Rio de Janeiro, Maricá, Brazil
Related Publications (1)
Pereira RDM, Alvim NAT, Pereira CD, Gomes Junior SCDS. Laser acupuncture protocol for essential systemic arterial hypertension: randomized clinical trial. Rev Lat Am Enfermagem. 2018 Jul 16;26:e2936. doi: 10.1590/1518-8345.1887.2936.
PMID: 30020330DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- STUDY DIRECTOR
Neide Alvim
UFRJ
- STUDY CHAIR
Claudia Pereira
UFRJ
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- QUADRUPLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- PhD, Nurse
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
August 19, 2015
First Posted
August 21, 2015
Study Start
August 1, 2014
Primary Completion
December 1, 2015
Study Completion
January 1, 2016
Last Updated
August 25, 2015
Record last verified: 2015-08