NCT03512106

Brief Summary

There are few studies in the treatment of hypertension employing acupuncture as a blood pressure regulating technique. The Ministry of Health synthesized the inclusion of integrative and complementary practices within the Unique Health System, such as acupuncture. Our objective is to verify the effect of the acupuncture session on hypertensive patients, measured through ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM). In this way two groups of patients will be selected in a randomized clinical trial. In the first group, Chinese traditional acupuncture will be applied and in the second group the acupuncture sham will be applied.

Trial Health

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Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
86

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Jun 2018

Status
unknown

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

April 10, 2018

Completed
20 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

April 30, 2018

Completed
1 month until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

June 1, 2018

Completed
6 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

December 1, 2018

Completed
6 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

June 1, 2019

Completed
Last Updated

April 30, 2018

Status Verified

April 1, 2018

Enrollment Period

6 months

First QC Date

April 10, 2018

Last Update Submit

April 18, 2018

Conditions

Keywords

Arterial HypertensionAcupuncture

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring

    Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) is a feature that enables direct and indirect direct reference to blood pressure in the period 24 or more successive hours with a low level of discomfort throughout the daily activities of the investigated. The possibility of obtaining a representative curve of pressure variations in a given period gives an efficient view of the tension behavior and not simply a static analysis, reflecting only the moment when blood pressure was measured.

    24 hours

Study Arms (2)

Acupuncture group

EXPERIMENTAL

Chinese traditional acupuncture

Other: Acupuncture

Sham group

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

Sham

Other: Acupuncture

Interventions

Chinese traditional acupuncture

Acupuncture groupSham group

Eligibility Criteria

Age45 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • patients enrolled in stage I to III of systemic arterial hypertension
  • signing the free and informed consent term

You may not qualify if:

  • patients who do not agree to participate in the study
  • patients with systolic pressure values greater than 180 mmHg or diastolic pressure above 110 mmHg
  • patients with important comorbidities

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Hypertension

Interventions

Acupuncture Therapy

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Vascular DiseasesCardiovascular Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Complementary TherapiesTherapeutics

Central Study Contacts

Silvia Goldmeier, PhD

CONTACT

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Who Masked
OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Masking Details
Acupuncture sham will be applied (placebo).
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Model Details: Chinese traditional acupuncture will be applied.
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
PhD

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

April 10, 2018

First Posted

April 30, 2018

Study Start

June 1, 2018

Primary Completion

December 1, 2018

Study Completion

June 1, 2019

Last Updated

April 30, 2018

Record last verified: 2018-04

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share