Exploring the Effect of Combined Chinese and Western Treatment on Home Medical Care

Taipei City Hospital80 enrolled

Overview

combine antihypertensive drugs and acupuncture to isolated systolic hypertension elderly patients at home

The investigators would like to compare the effectiveness of acupuncture and drug therapy on blood pressure. The investigators chose acupuncture point according the Traditional Chinese Medicine theory, besides, each patient was using 1-3 antihypertensive drug of a heterogeneous pharmacological group ranging from angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACE inhibitor), diuretics, and beta blockers.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Hypertension

Interventions

acupunctureOTHER

antihypertension drug, acupuncture twice a week for 3 months

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 65 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: 1. patient with isolated blood pressure diagnosis by physicians and BP \>140/\<90 mmHg 2. patient took the drug to control blood pressure for more than one year 3. age\>65 years old 4. Willing to participate in this study Exclusion Criteria: 1. Suspected acute stroke 2. chest pain or dyspnea 3. ingestion of short-acting antihypertensive medication within 2 h prior to the beginning of the study 4. body temperature \>37.5∘C(99.5∘F)

Locations (1)

Taipei City Hospital

Taipei, Taiwan

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

blood pressure

measure blood pressure after the treatment compare the initial blood pressure

Time frame: change from Baseline Systolic Blood Pressure at 3 months

Secondary Outcomes

Traditional Chinese Medicine constitution

use The Constitution in Chinese Medicine Questionnaire

Time frame: use the questionnaire at Baseline, 1.5 month, and three month later

heart rate variability

use autonomic nervous system (ANS) watch to monitor patient's heart rate variability, Low Frequency/High Frequency ratio

Time frame: use ANS watch to monitor patient's condition at Baseline, 1.5 month, and three month later

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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