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Giving a Low Carbohydrate Diet to Overcome Hypertension

NCT04230928 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 64

Last updated 2026-03-02

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study will test the preliminary efficacy of adding a very low carbohydrate dietary intervention to the evidence-based DPP-GLB on blood pressure reductions for lower-income AA men and women in a community-based clinic.

Conditions

  • Hypertension
  • African Americans
  • Diet, Carbohydrate-Restricted
  • Risk Reduction Behavior

Interventions

OTHER

Very low carbohydrate diet

Participants will learn to follow a very low carbohydrate diet in modified versions of GLB modules 2,3,5 \& 10. Participants will learn to track carbohydrate intake

OTHER

Standard DPP-GLB diet

Participants will learn to follow a very low fat, calorie-restricted diet and track fat grams and caloric intake in standard GLB modules 2,3,5, \& 10

BEHAVIORAL

Standard DPP-GLB program modules

Participants will learn standard DPP-GLB modules for other lifestyle modifications for stress, physical activity, etc. in sessions 1,4,6-9, 11-22

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Baylor Research Institute

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Aisha H Montgomery, MD, MPH · Baylor Scott and White Health

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
74 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-03-05
Primary Completion
2021-11-18
Completion
2023-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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