Trials / Unknown
UnknownNCT00459680
Acupuncture and Laser Acupoint Treatment on Hypertension
- Status
- Unknown
- Phase
- Phase 1
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 30 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Logan College of Chiropractic · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years – 70 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
To determine the effect of acupuncture and laser acupuncture point treatment on hypertensive subjects.
Detailed description
The specific aims of the study are to test the effectiveness of acupuncture and laser acupoint on hypertension. The hypothesis is: the stimulation of a pattern of acupoints with acupuncture and laser will result in significant reductions in blood pressure. The points that are going to be used for the study are: Zusanli (St36), Tianshu (St25), Quchi (LI11).
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DEVICE | Laser acupoint treatment | Laser |
| PROCEDURE | Acupuncture | Needle acupuncture on ST36 and LI11. |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2008-02-01
- Primary completion
- 2009-01-01
- Completion
- 2009-06-01
- First posted
- 2007-04-12
- Last updated
- 2010-01-21
Locations
1 site across 1 country: United States
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00459680. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.