Effects of coconut oil intake on high blood pressure
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Hypertension
- Registration Number
- RBR-5s9bhc
- Lead Sponsor
- niversidade Federal da Paraíba
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruitment completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
Volunteers of both genders; mild hypertensive patients aged between 18 and 65 years.
Exclusion Criteria
Volunteers with secondary hypertension; volunteers under pharmacological treatment or using hormone therapy; with a recent history of emergency hospitalization due to the hypertensive crisis; Diabetes Mellitus; and volunteers with pressure levels outside the range of stage I hypertension.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Intervention
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 10% reduction in baseline mean baseline blood pressure values after the experimental intervention period measured by 24-hour blood pressure monitoring
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 20% increase in serum high density lipoprotein (HDL) concentration after the experimental period<br><br>