Chiropractic for Hypertension in Patients

Completed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Hypertension

In brief

The investigators propose a prospective randomized 2 arm parallel observer-blinded phase II clinical study comparing a distinct method of upper cervical chiropractic manipulation to a sham technique in 50 individuals with stage I hypertension (systolic blood pressure (SBP): 140-159 mm Hg; diastolic blood pressure (DBP):90-99 mm Hg).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01020435

Run by

Palmer College of Chiropractic

People needed

51

Starts

2010-10-01

Expected to finish

2012-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-02-07

Who can join

Age: 21 and older, up to 75. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age > 21 and < 75
• Documented Stage I Hypertension

You may not qualify if…

• Cardiovascular disorders (Angina pectoris, symptom of CHD; Hemodynamically significant valvular heart disease; Second or Third degree heart block without pacemaker; Stroke, MI, CV surgery within the past 12 months; Claudication, Aortic Coarctation)
• Defibrillator
• Autoimmune Arthropathies
• Pregnancy
• Unwillingness to stop other forms of manual therapy during study
• Unwillingness to sign ICD or preliminary consent
• Intention to move from the area during the next 4 months
• Unwillingness to participate in any of the treatment groups
• Avg SBP<140 or >159mm Hg (AND) Avg DBP<90 or >99mm Hg
• Any single SBP > 160mm Hg or DBP> 100
• BMI > 40
• Prescription medications with increased risk for CVA
• Current use of anti-coagulant medication/blood thinners
• Active drug or alcohol addiction or abstinent < 1 year
• Psychiatric diagnosis that would limit patient compliance
• Serious concomitant medical illness
• Contraindication(s) to treatment
• Electrolyte abnormalities seen on lab test
• Renal Failure w/ creatinine >2.5mg/dL
• Abnormal Liver function tests
• Anemia with hematocrit < 30%
• Glucose in Urine
• Serum potassium <3.4 @ baseline
• S/S Renal artery stenosis
• Quebec Task Force Classification 4-9

Where it is running

• Palmer College of Chirpractic — Davenport, Iowa, United States

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