Shalamar Institute of Health Sciences

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Effect of Didactic Intervention Regarding (DASH) on Hypertension
• Interventions: Other: DASH Education

• Registration Number: NCT03800498
• Lead Sponsor: Allama Iqbal Open University Islamabad

Brief Summary

Effect of Didactic intervention regarding Dietary Approach to Stop Hypertension (DASH) on Hypertensive Patients Blood Pressure, Knowledge and Attitude at a Tertiary Hospital of Lahore

Detailed Description

Objective: To explore the effect of didactic intervention regarding dietary approach to stop hypertension (DASH) on hypertensive patients blood pressure, knowledge and attitude.

Study Design: Randomized controlled trial Place and Duration of Study: Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC) Lahore. From June 2018 to Oct 2018.

Methodology: Seventy volunteers aged 20-60 years attending regularly outpatient department at Punjab institute of cardiology Lahore, with systolic \> 130 mm hg, diastolic \> 80 mm hg were selected and assigned into 2 groups, i.e. Intervention and control, by simple random lottery method. For twelve weeks, only intervention group were given DASH education. Both groups were checked for DASH knowledge, attitude, and systolic diastolic blood pressure, before and after education session. Pre-tested questionnaire was used for demographic, attitude and knowledge data collection.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-06-10
• Primary Completion: 2018-09-10
• Study Completion: 2018-10-10
• Status Verified: 2019-01
• Study First Submitted: 2019-01-09
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-01-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-01-10
• Study First Posted: 2019-01-11
• Last Update Posted: 2019-01-14

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 70

Inclusion Criteria

• Hypertensive patient aged 20-60 years attending regularly at Punjab institute of cardiology outpatient department Lahore
• systolic > 130 mm hg
• diastolic > 80 mm hg.

Exclusion Criteria

• Less than 20 years age
• patient diagnosed with secondary hypertension
• any mental and physical ailment that may interfere the intervention like deafness and blindness.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Intervention	DASH Education	For twelve weeks, only intervention group were given DASH education

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pre-tested questionnaire was used	1 month	10 knowledge questions were asked with minimum score 0 and maximum 10. Attitude assessment consisted of 4 questions and score range was 0-4.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Nazia; 🇵🇰 Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan