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ArticleFrontiers in pharmacology2025

Efficacy of Quanduzhong capsules in regulating blood pressure circadian rhythm in essential hypertension: a multicenter, randomized, add-on controlled clinical trial.

Bi-Hua Tang, Cong-Hui Zhou, Run-Ming He, Zi-Yun Li, Jin-Cheng Wang, Yu-Ting Cui, Jia-Xi Zou, Jun-Ping Xiao, Zhi-Gang Zhou, Xiao-Feng Li and 2 more

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Bi-Hua Tang *Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.
Cong-Hui ZhouAffiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.
Run-Ming HeAffiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.
Zi-Yun LiSchool of Acupuncture and Tuina, School of Regimen and Rehabilitation, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.
Jin-Cheng WangInstitute of Basic Theory for Chinese Medicine, China Academy of Chinese Medicine Science, Beijing, China.
Yu-Ting CuiJiangsu Province Hospital of TCM, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.
Jia-Xi ZouHospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China.
Jun-Ping XiaoJiangxi Puzheng Pharmaceutical Co, Ltd., Jian, China.
Zhi-Gang ZhouJiangxi Puzheng Pharmaceutical Co, Ltd., Jian, China.
Xiao-Feng LiJiangxi Puzheng Pharmaceutical Co, Ltd., Jian, China.
Yan YangChina Science and Technology Development Center for Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.
Jing-Qing HuAffiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.

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Abstract

Background: Abnormal circadian rhythm of blood pressure is recognized as an independent risk factor for target organ damage in the heart, brain, and kidneys. Methods: We designed a randomized controlled clinical trial. A total of 136 participants who had essential hypertension and abnormal circadian rhythm of blood pressure were randomly assigned to the test or control group, each comprising 68 individuals, using the random number table method. Both groups maintained their original Western antihypertensive medicine regimen, with the test group receiving additional treatment of Quanduzhong capsules (administered twice daily, 1.48 g each time). The treatment duration for both groups was 12 weeks. The patients were visited at baseline and at the end of the 4th, 8th, and 12th weeks of the intervention. Their 24-h ambulatory blood pressure and clinic blood pressure were measured at baseline and the end of 12th weeks. Primary outcomes included the recovery rate of dipper blood pressure rhythm, the standard deviation of blood pressure (SD), and the coefficient of variation of blood pressure (CV). Results: After 12 weeks of treatment, the results in the full analysis set and in the per-protocol set showed no statistically significant differences between the treatment group and the control group in SD and CV. However, among the subjects who did not use calcium channel blockers, the treatment group demonstrated significantly better improvements in 24-h standard deviation of diastolic blood pressure ( Conclusion: Our findings suggest that Quanduzhong capsules can effectively improve the circadian rhythm of blood pressure without calcium channel blockers. Clinical Trial Registration: https://www.chictr.org.cn/showproj.html?proj=127240, identifier ChiCTR2100046830.

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blood pressure variabilitycircadian rhythmclinical trialessential hypertensionQuanduzhong capsules

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PMCPMC12540364

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