Effect of Khat Chewing on Blood Pressure and Heart Rate Among Healthy Adults

A Short-Term Follow-Up Study on the Effect of Khat Chewing on Blood Pressure and Heart Rate Among Healthy Adults in Taiz, Yemen: Its Associated Factors and SDS-Khat

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT05213247

Enrollment

100

Registered

2022-01-28

Start date

2021-04-01

Completion date

2021-12-01

Last updated

2022-01-28

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Conditions

Blood Pressure, Heart Rate

Keywords

Khat-SDS, Blood Pressure, Heart Rate

Brief summary

This study is a cross sectional study

Detailed description

Objective: This study aims to investigate .ht short-term effect of khat on the diastolic and systolic blood pressure (DBP, SBP) and heart rate (HR) of yemeni adults. Factors associated with Khat chewing and Khat-dependence were also investigated. That the khat chewing is a growing public habit among yemeni people.

Interventions

DEVICEelectronic apparatus (visocor OM50).

Measurement of blood pressure and heart rate

Study design

Observational model

CASE_ONLY

Time perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

15 Years to 65 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

The participant should be free of any disease and should avoid eating or drinking anything that could affect on BP and HR within two khat before hours chewing (zero time)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Blood Pressure	April- December 2021	Elevation of blood pressure due to khat Chewing

Countries

Yemen

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026