Examining the effect of education on dietary calcium intake in reducing Blood pressure variability

Examining the effect of education on dietary calcium intake in reducing Blood pressure variability among pregnant mothers in Tigray Region, Northern Ethiopia, two-arm, randomized control trial parallel design

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202009693949631

Enrollment

526

Registered

2020-09-02

Start date

2019-05-28

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-09-14

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Conditions

Circulatory System Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine Pregnancy and Childbirth

Interventions

control arm

intervention group or counseling group

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The study participants will be pregnant women who had a mean systolic BP from 120 to 159 mmHg and a diastolic BP from 80 to 95 mmHg, based on six readings at two screening visits.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Mothers with a systolic BP =160 mmHg or a diastolic BP =95 mmHg or that were taking antihypertensive medications will be excluded. In addition, persons with a self-reported history of clinical cardiovascular disease (CVD), cancer, chronic kidney disease, body mass index (BMI) =30 kg/m2.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
BP variability between the study groups	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Incidence of pregnancy induced hypertension	—

Countries

Ethiopia

Contacts

Public ContactAlemnesh Abrha

Researcher

alemneshab2017@gmail.com+2519759940

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026