Effects of Ramadan Fasting on Endothelial Function

University of Monastir

Status: Invitation-only

Conditions: Endothelial Dysfunction; Fasting

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: Reactive hyperemia-peripheral arterial tonometry Index (RHI )

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05331443

RHIFasting

Details and patient eligibility

About

Include participants who intend to practice Ramadan fasting and accept to complete the three part of the study .

Full description

All volunteers and stable patients that intend to fast ramadan. Each participant is examined during three separate visits.

1. The week before Ramadan (Pre-R).
2. the last week of Ramadan (R).
3. the last week of the month following Ramadan (Post-R). Participants that miss one appointement or more are exluded from the study. Patient recrutement is conducted in primary care centers of the state of Monastir, out-patients clinic (Cardiology, Endocrinology) at the emergency department of Fattouma Bourguiba university hospital after a clarified written consent.

All patients benifit of an endothelial peripheral arterial tonometry (Endo-PAT) test .

Enrollment: 250 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 99 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Adult patient intending to fast Ramadan.

Exclusion criteria

• Age < 18 years old
• Hemodynamic instability.
• Myocardial infarction requiring urgent revascularization.
• Parkinsonism: tremor problem.
• Refusal, communication problem.

Trial design

250 participants in 1 patient group

participents who has the intention to fast Ramadan

Description:

subjects with at least two cardiovascular risk factors according to Framingham classification or with out any risk .

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Reactive hyperemia-peripheral arterial tonometry Index (RHI )