NCT05331443

Effects of Ramadan Fasting on Endothelial Function

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 250 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Monastir · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 99 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Include participants who intend to practice Ramadan fasting and accept to complete the three part of the study .

Detailed description

All volunteers and stable patients that intend to fast ramadan. Each participant is examined during three separate visits. 1. The week before Ramadan (Pre-R). 2. the last week of Ramadan (R). 3. the last week of the month following Ramadan (Post-R). Participants that miss one appointement or more are exluded from the study. Patient recrutement is conducted in primary care centers of the state of Monastir, out-patients clinic (Cardiology, Endocrinology) at the emergency department of Fattouma Bourguiba university hospital after a clarified written consent. All patients benifit of an endothelial peripheral arterial tonometry (Endo-PAT) test .

Conditions

• Fasting
• Endothelial Dysfunction

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIAGNOSTIC_TEST	Reactive hyperemia-peripheral arterial tonometry Index (RHI )	RHI was assessed by RH-PAT using the EndoPAT2000 system .

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-03-15
• Primary completion: 2023-05-30
• Completion: 2024-07-15
• First posted: 2022-04-15
• Last updated: 2023-11-18

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Tunisia