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Trial reportChinese journal of integrative medicine2016

Non-invasive treatment to grade 1 essential hypertension by percutaneous laser and electric pulse to acupoint with music: A randomized controlled trial.

Hong-Rui Zhan, Zhong-Si Hong, Yi-Shen Chen, Hai-Yu Hong, Ze-Bin Weng, Zhang-Bin Yang, Jing-Li Shi, Zhong-Ben Chen

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Trial report in Chinese journal of integrative medicine, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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8 authors.

Hong-Rui ZhanDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, 519000, China.
Zhong-Si HongDepartment of Infectious Diseases, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yatsen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, 519000, China.
Yi-Shen ChenDepartment of Pharmacy, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, 519000, China.
Hai-Yu HongDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, 519000, China.
Ze-Bin WengDepartment of General Surgery, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, 519000, China.
Zhang-Bin YangDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, 519000, China. arrlom@sina.com.
Jing-Li ShiDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, 519000, China.
Zhong-Ben ChenDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo study a non-drug therapy for hypertension disease by combining percutaneous laser and electric pulse stimulation to acupoint with music, and to test the efficiency of the combining treatment to grade 1 essential hypertension.

methodsA total of 174 patients with grade 1 essential hypertension were randomly assigned to 3 groups with a random number table after Chinese medicine (CM) syndrome differentiation: the photoelectric and musical treatment group (Group 1, with a self-developed multi-mode audio frequency pulse photoelectric therapeutic apparatus), acupuncture group (Group 2), and oral placebo group (Group 3), 58 cases per group. The curative effect of each group was evaluated by the changes of blood pressure and CM syndrome integral before and after treatment.

resultsCompared with Group 3, there were significant decrease of blood pressure and CM syndrome integral in Group 1 and Group 2 (P<0.01). Compared with Group 2, Group 1 showed the highest decrease in systolic pressure (P<0.017). The total effective rate of anti-hypertension in Group 1 (91.38%, 53/58) was significantly higher than that in Group 2 (74.13%, 43/58) and Group 3 (18.97%, 11/58, P<0.05 or P<0.01); and that in Group 2 was also significantly higher than that in Group 3 (P<0.01). There were significant difference in the total effective rate of CM syndrome integral in both Group 1 (93.10%, 54/58) and Group 2 (84.48%, 49/58) as compared with Group 3 (17.24%, 10/58, P<0.01), while there was no significant difference between Group 1 and Group 2 (P>0.05).

conclusionsThe multi-mode audio frequency pulse photoelectric therapeutic apparatus, combining music, laser and electric pulse stimulation, is clinically useful for grade 1 essential hypertension. This "three in one" therapy method is non-invasive, easy and simple to handle. It is expected to be popularized as a new alternative treatment.

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Acupuncture PointsElectric Stimulation TherapyLasersMusicBlood PressureEssential HypertensionFemaleHumansHypertensionMaleMedicine, Chinese TraditionalMiddle AgedSyndromeTreatment Outcomegrade 1 essential hypertensionlaser and electric pulse stimulation to acupointmulti-mode audio frequency pulse photoelectric therapeutic apparatusmusical treatment

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