Brazilian Heart-Prevent Meal - A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial

Hospital do Coracao

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cardiovascular Diseases

Treatments: Other: Heart prevent control meal weekly; Other: Brazilian heart-prevent meal; Other: Heart prevent control Meal monthly

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01453166

01/2011

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a brazilian cardioprotective diet plan to reduce cardiovascular risk factors of new cardiovascular events.

Full description

Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of mortality in both sexes in Brazil and worldwide. Modifying risk factors such as diet and lifestyle can prevent most cases of cardiovascular disease. This pilot trial is based on specific and traditional brazilian food. The objective is to reduce risk factors such as obesity, high blood pressure,dyslipidemia and diabetes in patients with cardiovascular disease history.

Enrollment: 122 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 45+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Any coronary artery disease evidence in the past 10 years; or any ischemic stroke or TIA evidence in the past 10 years; or peripheral arterial disease in the past 10 years; or at least one of the following additional risk factors:
• Diabetes Mellitus; Hypertension; Dyslipidemia; Coronary artery disease family history;
• Asymptomatic carotid artery disease;
• Body mass index> 25 kg/m2 for adults and> 28 kg/m2 for seniors

Exclusion criteria

• Neurocognitive or psychiatric condition;
• Life expectancy less than 6 months (eg, metastatic malignancy or other defined as clinical trial investigators).
• Pregnancy or breast feeding.
• Hepatic impairment defined as elevated liver enzymes above three times the upper limit of normal
• Renal impairment defined as creatinine values higher than 1.5 mg/dL.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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122 participants in 3 patient groups

Group 1

Experimental group

Description:

Nutrient profile of the diets used was based on the Brazilian guidelines to cardiovascular disease treatment.The main difference between this group involves a Brazilian version of accessible and energy density concept dietary therapy to cardiovascular diseases. Furthermore, it explores a set of tools and educational materials that help the patient understand and follow the principles of balanced and healthy diet weekly session with the dietitians which could be in person, by phone or in a gourmet shop. During attendances at the gourmet shop, patients received tips for eating in restaurants, instruction on label reading and a list of typical foods. The menus were based on typical foods consumed in Brazil, all foods included in the menu were low-cost and widely available at local markets

Treatment:

Other: Brazilian heart-prevent meal

Group 2

Experimental group

Description:

Group B received the usual dietary therapy to patients with cardiovascular diseases, which had the same nutrient profile as presented in Group A, but customized by the integration of mediterranean typical foods (e.g. olive oil and nuts). The difference between groups B and C was the number of sessions with the dietician. Group B received weekly sessions, which could be in person or by phone, and group C had monthly in person sessions

Treatment:

Other: Heart prevent control meal weekly

Group 3

Experimental group

Description:

Group C received the usual dietary therapy to patients with cardiovascular diseases, which had the same nutrient profile as presented in Group A and B, but customized by the integration of mediterranean typical foods (e.g. olive oil and nuts) at the same of group B. The difference of group C was the number of sessions with the dietician. That happen monthly in person sessions.

Treatment:

Other: Heart prevent control Meal monthly