Does Statin Initiation Undermine Dietary Behavior?

Weill Medical College of Cornell University100 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this research is to improve our understanding of the effects that taking cholesterol reducing pills have on dietary behavior as well as other health related behaviors

This study explores the impact of initiating statin therapy on subsequent dietary as well as other lifestyle beliefs, attitudes and behaviors. Specific aims: 1. To test whether the initiation of statin therapy increases dietary saturated fat intake among statin naive patients. 2. To determine what role attitudes, beliefs, expectations, motivation, intention and self-efficacy regarding drug or diet therapy may play in observed changes in dietary behavior after starting statin therapy.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

100

Conditions

All English Speaking Adults From the Manhattan VA Clinic Who Have Recently Received Their First Prescription for a Statin

Interventions

Drug and Dietary behaviorBEHAVIORAL

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: All English-speaking adults who have recently (within 1 week)received their first prescription for a statin will be eligible. Exclusion Criteria: Will include a history of any of the following: 1. Prior CVD (myocardial infarction, angina, angioplasty, stroke, CABG. or arterial bypass surgery) 2. Diabetes patients 3. Psychiatric patients 4. AIDS patients 5. Substance abuse patients 6. Prior cholesterol lowering medication use 7. Inability to complete the interviews

Locations (1)

The New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Medical Center

New York, New York, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

How drug or dietary therapy may play a role in dietary behavior.

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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