Effects of DASH Diet on Corticosteroids Medication Use

Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 3

Conditions: Nutritional and Metabolic Disease

Treatments: Other: nutrition intervention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01762267

DASH in corton therapy

Details and patient eligibility

About

To determine the effects of the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet on the metabolic side effects of corticosteroids medications use.

Full description

Objective: To determine the effects of the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet on the metabolic side effects of corticosteroids medications use.

Design: A randomized clinical trial was undertaken in 60 patients on corticosteroid therapy for 10 weeks. Patients were randomly assigned to a DASH or control diet. Fasting blood sample were measured to determine blood glucose and lipid profile. Blood pressure and anthropometric measurements were measured based on the standard guidelines.

Enrollment: 62 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 27 to 35 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• patients who were on corticosteroid therapy

Exclusion criteria

• refuse to follow the visits

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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62 participants in 2 patient groups

diet intervention, DASH diet

Active Comparator group

Description:

intervention: nutrition intervention: DASH diet

Treatment:

Other: nutrition intervention

not intervention, control diet

No Intervention group

Description:

control weight loss diet