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BALANCE Diet Implementation in Primary Health Care: a Cluster Randomized Type II Hybrid Implementation Study

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Hypertension
Diabetes
Obesity
Dyslipidemias
Interventions
Other: Training Group
Registration Number
NCT05310526
Lead Sponsor
Hospital do Coracao
Brief Summary

This is an implementation type II hybrid study with randomisation in cluster, whose objective is to compare two strategies of implementation of the Brazilian cardioprotective diet guidelines in primary health care in two Brazilian cities. All health professionals from the health units (clusters) randomized to the intervention group will receive training on the subject. The health professionals from the health units randomized to the control group will follow the usual activities, receiving only the printed guidelines, as usually done. After 6 months, the prescription rate of the Brazilian cardioprotective diet will be evaluated, as well as the quality of the diet of patients in both groups.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
786
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria
  • Prior cardiovascular event (acute myocardial infarction, stroke, peripheral arterial disease);
  • Psychiatric or neurocognitive condition that prevents understanding of guidelines (defined by the clinical judgment of the investigators);
  • Life expectancy less than 6 months (example: metastatic malignant neoplasm) to be defined by the investigator's judgment;
  • Pregnancy or lactation;
  • Liver failure with a previous history of encephalopathy or anasarca;
  • Chronic renal failure;
  • Organ transplantation;
  • Gastroplasty for less than a year;
  • Impossibility of oral feeding.
  • No access to internet or mobile phone.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Intervention GroupTraining Group1. Distribution of the Brazilian cardioprotective diet manual to primary health care 2. Training to prescribe the cardioprotective Brazilian diet. the training consists of 5 face-to-face modules lasting 4 hours each, in addition to a virtual module and group exercises. 3. Audit feedback
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Brazilian cardioprotective diet prescription rate6 months

Implementation Primary Outcome (rate of eligible individuals who received Brazilian cardioprotective diet prescription)

food intake of 400g of vegetables per day6 months

Eficacy Primary Outcome - number of patients that achieve the goal of eating 400g of vegetable/day

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Professionals' understanding of the Brazilian cardioprotective dietright after intervention and 6 months after intervenions.

standardized questionnaire. Continuous result (number of correct answers) and dichotomous (good knowledge / poor knowledge)

Implementing the extra dietaty guidelines6 months

rate of eligible individuals who received extra dietaty guidelines

Patients' understanding of the Brazilian cardioprotective dietright after intervention and 6 months after intervenions.

standardized questionnaire. Continuous result (number of correct answers) and dichotomous (good knowledge / poor knowledge)

Participants' weightright after intervention and 6 months after intervenions.

wheight in kg

Patients' adherence to dietary guidelinesright after intervention and 6 months after intervenions.

Vigitel dietary indicators

Barriers and facilitators identified in the implementation of the Brasilian Cardioprotective diet in health facilities (situational diagnosis).6 months

Qualitative metodology: Focus groups with stakeholdrs and professionals involved in the implementation processo to identify barriers and facilitators perceived by them

Professionals' perception regarding the incorporation of MAC guidelines into practice (implementation component)right after intervention and 6 months after intervenions.

standardized questionnaire. Dichotomus result (Agree/Disagree with the incorporation)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Prefeitura Municipal de Foz do Iguaçu

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Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil

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