Acupuncture in Arterial Hypertension: Evaluation of its Efficacy with Both Office and Ambulatory Blood Pressure Measurements
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Why the study?
Acupuncture may represent an alternative to pharmacological antihypertensive therapies in grade 1 low-risk hypertensive patients or those experiencing drug adverse effects.
Does acupuncture reduce office and ambulatory blood pressure in patients with high-normal or slightly uncontrolled hypertension?
Population
45 patients with high-normal BP or slightly uncontrolled BP on antihypertensive drugs
Comparison
A 6-week twice-weekly acupuncture cycle (12 sessions total) evaluated pre- and post-treatment
Design
Prospective study
Follow-up
2 months after completion
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Implication
Acupuncture may lower BP in low-risk hypertension; leaves open efficacy and safety pending randomized trials.
Structured PICO
Does acupuncture reduce office and ambulatory blood pressure in patients with high-normal or slightly uncontrolled hypertension?
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Population
45 patients (24 with high-normal BP and low cardiovascular risk, 21 on anti-hypertensive drugs with slightly uncontrolled BP: SBP 140-145 mmHg and/or DBP 90-95 mmHg), mean age 53.4, 63.8% female, from an Italian outpatient clinic.
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Intervention
Acupuncture (points CV 4, LV 3, LI 11, ST 36) administered twice weekly for 6 weeks (12 sessions total, 30 minutes each).
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Outcome
Change in Office Blood Pressure (OBP) and Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring (ABPM) evaluated 2 months after completion of the acupuncture cycle.surrogate
A 6-week acupuncture cycle significantly reduced office and ambulatory systolic blood pressure in patients with high-normal or slightly uncontrolled hypertension, with effects lasting at least 2 months.
Limitations
- Low number of subjects
- Short follow-up time
- Majority of subjects were females
- No extensive evaluation of sympathetic activity
Cite This Study
Migliarese et al. (2022) studied this question.
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