Endothelial Dysfunction, Fasting
Conditions
Keywords
Ramadan Fasting, Endo-pat
Brief summary
Include participants who intend to practice Ramadan fasting and accept to complete the three part of the study .
Detailed 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 .
Interventions
DIAGNOSTIC_TESTReactive hyperemia-peripheral arterial tonometry Index (RHI )
RHI was assessed by RH-PAT using the EndoPAT2000 system .
Sponsors
University of Monastir
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
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.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in Reactive Hyperemia Index (RHI) | the day of inclusion , 10 last day of Ramadan , 1 month after Ramadan | RHI is calculated for each participant in the day of iclusion , then it is recalculated in the two others visits. |
Countries
Tunisia
Outcome results
None listed