This is a study of the DASH diet (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) in the exploration of effective strategies for Heart failure (HF) with preserved ejection fraction (HFPEF) prevention.
This is a feasibility pilot, randomized clinical trial (RCT), DASH diet feeding trial in 40 older adults. It will also elicit trends in left ventricular remodeling and pathophysiology. This trial investigates the feasibility of performing a DASH diet RCT intervention in HFPEF prevention in older adults of low socioeconomic status (LSES).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
12 Weeks of isocaloric DASH diet \<2300 mg Na/day using meals (lunch, dinner, snacks) prepared by the Wake Forest Clinical Research Metabolic Kitchen under the direction of a registered dietician (RD). Participants will prepare their own breakfast from a menu.The subjects will be instructed to drink no more than three caffeinated beverages and no more than two alcoholic beverages per day.
12 weeks usual diet \<2300 mg Na/day
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
Number of enrolled participants per week
Time frame: Up to week 12
Proportion of participants that adhere to the to intervention
Time frame: Up to week 12
Number participants that were retained in the trial
Time frame: Up to week 12
Proportion of participants that adhere to the diet
Time frame: Up to week 12
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