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Effects of Potatoes on Blood Pressure in Persons With and Without Type 2 Diabetes Who Follow the DASH Diet for 6 Weeks

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Type 2 Diabetes
Blood Pressure
Interventions
Other: Control
Other: DASH-FP
Other: DASH-NFP
Registration Number
NCT05589467
Lead Sponsor
Texas Tech University
Brief Summary

This study will be a randomized controlled intervention study that will collect pre-intervention and post-intervention anthropometric health data of men and women aged 18-65 years who have type 2 diabetes and who do not have type 2 diabetes. The information collected will be analyzed and used to compare to the post intervention. 12 participants who have type 2 diabetes and 12 participants who do not have type 2 diabetes will be randomized into either the DASH-FP (fried potatoes), DASH-NFP (non-fried potatoes) or DASH-NP (no potatoes) groups, stratifying by sex (male or female) and age range (18 to less than 35, 35 to less than 66 years old) in blocks of three.

Detailed Description

Subjects will follow the DASH diet for 2 weeks to establish baseline blood pressure and then will be randomized to a 4-week intervention study with assigned dietary patterns (DASH-NP as a control diet, DASH-FP diet with only fried potatoes, or DASH-NFP diet with only non-fried potatoes) in accordance with the protocol given above. Before intervention, each group will receive a cooking demonstrations, samples, and recipes to show the correct preparation method and seasoning ingredient to use according to each treatment group. The control group will receive a cooking demonstration including DASH diet recipes without potatoes. Potatoes will be provided for participants in the potato groups allowing for one serving a day of potatoes prepared according to their treatment group.

The control diet will be the standard DASH diet but with no potatoes. DASH-FP will include 5 servings of fried potatoes each week. DASH-NFP will include 5 servings of non-fried potatoes each week. Participants will be instructed to maintain the broad requirements of the DASH diet on their own. A 7-day menu cycle from the DASH-Sodium study for each dietary pattern at different energy levels will be used as the basis for the recommended diets. There will be weekly contact with the participants in which the DASH diet will be reinforced. The goal of the weekly sessions will be to assist participants in learning how to buy and prepare the appropriate foods according to their dietary pattern, to enhance their motivation to choose to eat those foods, and to overcome obstacles to following the diet.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
26
Inclusion Criteria

Group 1:

-Well controlled type 2 diabetes as diagnosed by a physician, which is managed by diet and exercise alone or any diabetes medication(s) other than insulin; clinically stable.

Group 2:

-No diagnosis of type 2 diabetes

Group 1 and 2

Exclusion Criteria
  • Use of tobacco
  • Self-reported history of chronic diseases other than type 2 diabetes (e.g., cardiovascular, etc.)
  • Evidence of severe diabetic complications (such as proliferative retinopathy or diabetic nephropathy)
  • Uncontrolled hypertension
  • Use of oral steroids, hormone replacement therapy
  • Individuals with blood pressure ≥160/100, or HbA1c ≥9%
  • Individuals with allergy to potatoes
  • Pregnant or lactating
  • Individuals on insulin therapy
  • Any alcohol or drug dependence

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
DASh Diet and No PotatoesControlDASH-NP (no potatoes) group
DASH Diet and Fried PotatoesDASH-FPDASH-FP (fried potatoes) group
DASH Diet and Non-Fried PotatoesDASH-NFPDASH-NFP (non-fried potatoes) group
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
weight in lbs6 weeks

Weight will be measure to the nearest 0.1 lb

height in centimetersat baseline

Height will be measured to the nearest 0.1 cm using a stadiometer.

Body mass index in kg/m^2at baseline

weight in kg and height in meters will be used to calculate BMI

Systolic and Diastolic blood pressure in mmHg6 weeks

After the subject has rested for five minutes in a sitting position, blood pressure measurements will be taken, using an Omron IntelliSense® Blood Pressure Monitor using an arm cuff suitable for the body size. Three readings will be taken at five-minute intervals and the average of the three measurements used.

Waist circumference in inches6 weeks

A certified non-stretch tape measure will be used to measure waist circumference (WC) at the natural waist (mid-way between the 10th rib and the ileac crest) as recommended by the World Health Organization and hip circumference over the widest point over the buttocks to the nearest centimeter.

body composition in body fat percentage6 weeks

Body composition (fat and lean body mass) will be measured by bioelectric impedance using a Tanita scale (model SC-331S Tanita, Tokyo, Japan).

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Texas Tech University

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Lubbock, Texas, United States

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