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Randomized Trial of Dietary Intervention Therapy in Obese Hypertensives (DITOH)

NCT00000515 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2013-11-26

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Summary

To determine the effects on blood pressure of dietary intervention, restricting caloric intake to 600 calories per day for 16 weeks compared to a control diet of 1200 calories per day in obese hypertensives. Secondary aims included a study of psychological characteristics at baseline and during the weight loss and maintenance phases of the study.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

diet, reducing

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

    lead NIH

Principal Investigators

  • George Blackburn · Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
25 Years
Max Age
55 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
1984-07-31
Completion
1992-09-30

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