Nutritional and Metabolic Disease
Conditions
Brief summary
To determine the effects of the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet on the metabolic side effects of corticosteroids medications use.
Detailed 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.
Interventions
OTHERnutrition intervention
DASH diet control diet
Sponsors
Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
27 Years to 35 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* patients who were on corticosteroid therapy
Exclusion criteria
* refuse to follow the visits
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| the amount of weight reduction and change of blood pressure | up to 10 weeks | weight (kg) body mass index (kg/m2) blood pressure (mmHg) |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| lipid profile, fasting blood glucose | 10 weeks | measurement of LDL-C (mg/dl), HDL-C (mg/dl), triglyceride (mg/dl), total cholesterol (mg/dl), fasting blood glucose(mg/dl), by the analysis of blood samples and blood pressure(mmHg) and weight (kg), waist circumference (cm), body mass index (kg/m2). |
Other
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| lipid profile (mg/dl), fasting blood glucose (mg/dl), blood pressure (mmHg), weight reduction (kg) | july |
Countries
Iran
Outcome results
None listed