A Clinical Study on the Efficacy of Acupuncture Treatment in Essential Hypertension: Protocol for Randomized Controlled Trial

Xiaomin Hao   ^{1 *} , MM ;   Lili Zhang   ^{2 *} , MD ;   Yu Gong   ^{3 *} , MM ;   Jun Wang   ¹ , MD ;   Weilan Qin   ⁴ , MD ;   Xudong Zhang   ⁵ , MD ;   Qiulei Guo   ² , MD ;   Meng Xu   ⁶ , MD ;   Taotao Lv   ⁶ , MD ;   Yan Guo   ⁷ , MD ;   Yu Liu   ⁸ , MD ;   Jipeng Liu   ³ , MM ;   Bingnan Yue   ³ , MM ;   Qingguo Liu   ^{3 *} , MD

¹ Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Dongzhimen Hospital Affiliated to Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China

² National Clinical Research Center for Chinese Medicine Acupuncture and Moxibustion, First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China

³ School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China

⁴ Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Dongfang Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China

⁵ Department of Chinese Medicine, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Beijing, China

⁶ Department of Rehabilitation, Third Affiliated Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China

⁷ Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China

⁸ School of Special Education, Beijing Union University, Beijing, China

*these authors contributed equally