Effects of acupuncture on prehypertension and stage1 hypertension: a pilot randomized controlled trial

INTERVENTION: Medical Device : Treatment group (acupuncture group): acupuncture treatment twice per week, for 8 weeks Control group (un‐treated group): un‐treated, maintain a usual lifestyle throughout the study CONDITION: Diseases of the circulatory system PRIMARY OUTCOME: differences in mean SBP and DBP values between groups SECONDARY OUTCOME: BMI(Body rate variability) differences in mean SBP and DBP values between groups Health Status Questionnaire(EQ‐5D) HRV(Heart Rate Variability) lipid profile(Total Cholesterol, HDL, LDL, Triglyceride) INCLUSION CRITERIA: 1. Male or female over 20 and under 65 years of age with hypertension 2. pre and stage I hypertension according to JNC 7(essential hypertension,SBP:120‐159mmHg or DBP:80‐99mmHg) 3. patients voluntarily participated in this trial and singed consent form