Effect of Dash Diet and Acupuncture on Hypertention in Postmenopausal Women

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Postmenopausal Disorder

Treatments: Device: Acupuncture; Behavioral: dash diet

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06015919

P.T.REC/012/003872

Details and patient eligibility

About

A study of effect of dash diet and acupuncture on hypertension in postmenopausal women

Full description

45 of post menopausal women divided into three groups A,B,C

• Group (A): It will include 15 post-menopausal women who will be treated by DASH diet and anti-hypertensive drugs.
• Group (B): It will include 15 post-menopausal women who will be treated by acupuncture and anti-hypertensive drugs.
• Group (C): It will include 15 post-menopausal women who will be treated by DASH diet, acupuncture and anti-hypertensive drugs.

Enrollment: 45 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 50 to 60 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Their body mass index will be ranged from 25 -29.9 kg/m2
• All patients will be medically stable when attending the study.
• The DASH eating plan of 1800 kcal per day will be used in the study.

Exclusion criteria

• Auditory and visual problems.
• Chronic renal failure.
• Myocardial infarction or arrythmias with heart failure.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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45 participants in 1 patient group

effect of dash diet and acupuncture on hypertention in post menopausal women

Experimental group

Description:

* Group (A): It will include 15 post-menopausal women who will be treated by DASH diet and anti-hypertensive drugs. * Group (B): It will include 15 post-menopausal women who will be treated by acupuncture and anti-hypertensive drugs. * Group (C): It will include 15 post-menopausal women who will be treated by DASH diet, acupuncture and anti-hypertensive drugs.

Treatment:

Behavioral: dash diet

Device: Acupuncture