NCT01025323

Study of Hispanics to Assess Risk Prevention in Prehypertension

Lifestyle Intervention in Multinational Hispanics With Prehypertension

• Status: Terminated
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 58 (actual)
• Sponsor: Florida Heart Research Institute · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy of lifestyle modification in reducing blood pressure values in Hispanics at risk for hypertension.

Detailed description

In this study participants (who have prehypertension as defined as systolic blood pressure - the upper number- 130-139 mmHg and diastolic blood pressure 85-89mmHg- the lower number-) are randomly assigned to one of two groups: the Minimal Intervention Group- participants receive advice and printed guidelines only but no counseling or personalized instruction, or the Enhanced Intervention Group- participants receive advice and the same printed guidelines as the minimal intervention group, together with dietary and physical activity counseling provided by a dietician and/or coordinator, periodic professional reviews of their progress and personalized instructions.

Conditions

• Pre-Hypertension

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Lifestyle modification	DASH diet and exercise advice
BEHAVIORAL	Lifestyle modification	DASH diet, exercise with systematic instruction by a dietician and/or coordinator

Timeline

• Start date: 2007-12-01
• Primary completion: 2013-03-01
• Completion: 2013-03-01
• First posted: 2009-12-03
• Last updated: 2013-03-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States