DASH Diet Intervention for Systemic Hypertension in Adolescents

Nemours Children's Clinic

Overview

Parallel randomized clinical trial comparing DASH produce home delivery to routine care for the management of elevated blood pressure and hypertension in adolescents.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Conditions

Hypertension Food Insecurity

Interventions

DASH-FVOTHER

12weeks of fruit and vegetable delivery to the home

nutrition counselling onlyOTHER

nutrition counselling as part of standard of care

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 12 YearsMax age: 17 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Age 12 to 17 years of age at baseline visit * Elevated blood pressure or hypertension Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to eat by mouth * Secondary hypertension

Locations (1)

Nemours Cardiac Center

Wilmington, Delaware, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change in vegetable and fruit intake

Change in the average number of servings of vegetables and fruits consumed in a day.

Time frame: 12 weeks and 6months

Secondary Outcomes

Systolic blood pressure

Change in manual, in office systolic blood pressure

Time frame: 12 weeks and 6 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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