Food Insecurity, Hypertension
Conditions
Brief summary
Parallel randomized clinical trial comparing DASH produce home delivery to routine care for the management of elevated blood pressure and hypertension in adolescents.
Detailed description
Parallel randomized clinical trial comparing DASH produce home delivery to routine care for the management of elevated blood pressure and hypertension in adolescents.
Interventions
OTHERDASH-FV
12weeks of fruit and vegetable delivery to the home
OTHERnutrition counselling only
nutrition counselling as part of standard of care
Sponsors
Nemours Children's Clinic
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Intervention model description
6 months of produce delivery.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
12 Years to 17 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Age 12 to 17 years of age at baseline visit * Elevated blood pressure or hypertension
Exclusion criteria
* Inability to eat by mouth * Secondary hypertension
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in vegetable and fruit intake | 12 weeks and 6months | Change in the average number of servings of vegetables and fruits consumed in a day. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Systolic blood pressure | 12 weeks and 6 months | Change in manual, in office systolic blood pressure |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed