Key result
Manual needle acupuncture at the left and right Quchi acupoints significantly decreased heart rate (P<0.05) and increased total heart rate variability, with no significant difference between sides.
Why the study?
Does manual needle acupuncture on the Quchi (LI11) acupoint improve acute heart rate and heart rate variability in patients with hypertension?
Population
60 hypertensive patients (36 female, 24 male; mean age 55.8 ± 9.7 years)
Comparison
Manual needle acupuncture on the left Quchi… vs Manual needle acupuncture on the right Quchi…
Design
RCT, randomly assigned
Follow-up
Acute
Authors
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Supports Quchi acupuncture for acute HR reduction in hypertension; extends evidence by confirming bilateral equivalence.
RCT (n=60)
randomly assigned
Does manual needle acupuncture on the Quchi (LI11) acupoint improve acute heart rate and heart rate variability in patients with hypertension?
p-value: p=<0.05
Manual acupuncture at the Quchi (LI11) acupoint acutely reduces heart rate and increases heart rate variability in hypertensive patients, regardless of laterality.
Litscher et al. (2014) conducted an RCT in Hypertension (n=60). Manual needle acupuncture at left Quchi (LI11) acupoint vs. Manual needle acupuncture at right Quchi acupoint was evaluated on Heart rate (HR) and heart rate variability (HRV) (p=<0.05). Manual needle acupuncture at the left and right Quchi acupoints significantly decreased heart rate (P<0.05) and increased total heart rate variability, with no significant difference between sides.
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