Status:
UNKNOWN
Increasing Calcium Dietary Intake Helps to Control Blood Presure and Body Weight
Lead Sponsor:
Federico II University
Conditions:
Hypertension
Body Weight
Eligibility:
All Genders
30-70 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Mediterranean diet is relatively poor in calcium (about 700 mg/daily) whilst there are several reports indicating beneficial effects of calcium-rich diets. Aim of the preset study is to evaluate the e...
Detailed Description
The DASH Study showed that the antihypertensive effects of a low-salt, low-lipid diet were significantly potentiated when the diet was enriched in calcium. This target may be reached either increasing...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- age 30-70 years
- IMC \>28 and \< 35 kg/m2
- pharmacological treatment unchanged in the last 3 months
Exclusion
- chronic kidney disease
- liver or chronic inflammatory bowel disease
- tumor
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2014
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
July 1 2016
Estimated Enrollment :
150 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02295852
Start Date
December 1 2014
End Date
July 1 2016
Last Update
November 20 2014
Active Locations (1)
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1
Hypertention Outpatient Clinic Dept. of Clinica Medica; Federico 2nd University of Naples
Naples, Naples, Italy, 80131