Shalamar Institute of Health Sciences

Effect of Didactic Intervention Regarding (DASH) on Hypertension Clinical Trial

Official title:

Shalamar Institute of Health Sciences

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03800498
• Other study ID #: SIHS
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: June 10, 2018
• Est. completion date: October 10, 2018

Study information

• Verified date: January 2019
• Source: Allama Iqbal Open University Islamabad
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Effect of Didactic intervention regarding Dietary Approach to Stop Hypertension (DASH) on Hypertensive Patients Blood Pressure, Knowledge and Attitude at a Tertiary Hospital of Lahore

Description:

Objective: To explore the effect of didactic intervention regarding dietary approach to stop hypertension (DASH) on hypertensive patients blood pressure, knowledge and attitude.

Study Design: Randomized controlled trial Place and Duration of Study: Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC) Lahore. From June 2018 to Oct 2018.

Methodology: Seventy volunteers aged 20-60 years attending regularly outpatient department at Punjab institute of cardiology Lahore, with systolic > 130 mm hg, diastolic > 80 mm hg were selected and assigned into 2 groups, i.e. Intervention and control, by simple random lottery method. For twelve weeks, only intervention group were given DASH education. Both groups were checked for DASH knowledge, attitude, and systolic diastolic blood pressure, before and after education session. Pre-tested questionnaire was used for demographic, attitude and knowledge data collection.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 70
• Est. completion date: October 10, 2018
• Est. primary completion date: September 10, 2018
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 20 Years to 60 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Hypertensive patient aged 20-60 years attending regularly at Punjab institute of cardiology outpatient department Lahore

• systolic > 130 mm hg

• diastolic > 80 mm hg.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Less than 20 years age

• patient diagnosed with secondary hypertension

• any mental and physical ailment that may interfere the intervention like deafness and blindness.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Effect of Didactic Intervention Regarding (DASH) on Hypertension

Intervention

Other:
• DASH Education
DASH health education about general knowledge of DASH diet Plan and lifestyle modification

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Pakistan	Nazia	Lahore	Punjab

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Allama Iqbal Open University Islamabad

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Pakistan, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Pre-tested questionnaire was used	10 knowledge questions were asked with minimum score 0 and maximum 10. Attitude assessment consisted of 4 questions and score range was 0-4.	1 month