The Efficacy of the Acupuncture in the Treatment of Systemic Arterial Hypertension
The Efficacy of the Acupuncture in the Treatment of Systemic Arterial Hypertension
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.
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  patients enrolled in stage I to III of systemic arterial hypertension

 -  signing the free and informed consent term

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  patients who do not agree to participate in the study

 -  patients with systolic pressure values greater than 180 mmHg or diastolic pressure
 above 110 mmHg

 -  patients with important comorbidities