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ADAPT-Altering Diet for African American Populations to Treat Hypertension

NCT00621569 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 122

Last updated 2013-03-18

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of the study is to develop a culturally appropriate DASH intervention and test the effectiveness of the intervention lower blood pressure in a group of African American participants at risk for developing hypertension (pre-hypertension) and those with mild hypertension (stage I).

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension-The DASH diet

The purpose of this study is to create a culturally appropriate diet to test the effectiveness of the intervention to lower blood pressure in a grou pof African American individuals at risk for developing hypertension (pre-hypertension) and those with mild hypertension (stage I).

BEHAVIORAL

Intervention with no dietary component - information regarding useful life skills

Participants receive information regarding useful life skills in a group setting

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institutes of Health (NIH)

    collaborator NIH

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

    collaborator NIH

  • University of Alabama at Birmingham

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jamy D Ard, MD · University of Alabama at Birmingham

  • Catarina Kiefe, MD, PhD · University of Alabama at Birmingham

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
25 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-01-31
Primary Completion
2008-07-31
Completion
2011-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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