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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.
Acupuncture as therapy is the subject of conflicting opinions on its effectiveness in scientific means, because in spite of its long existence as a therapeutic tool, raises doubts on the standards of Western science model. In addition, 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. The World Health Organization (WHO) recognizes its effectiveness, having its own concept in the energy imbalance that alter the organic, mental and emotional part addressing a current issue proposing to groundbreaking research. The 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.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Acupuncture group | Experimental | Chinese traditional acupuncture |
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| Sham group | Placebo Comparator | Sham |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Acupuncture | Other | Chinese traditional acupuncture |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| 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 |
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Silvia Goldmeier, PhD | Contact | +5551992431342 | sgoldmeier@gmail.com |
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| ID | Term |
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| D006973 | Hypertension |
| ID | Term |
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| D014652 | Vascular Diseases |
| D002318 | Cardiovascular Diseases |
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| ID | Term |
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| D015670 | Acupuncture Therapy |
| ID | Term |
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| D000529 | Complementary Therapies |
| D013812 | Therapeutics |
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Chinese traditional acupuncture will be applied.
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Acupuncture sham will be applied (placebo).