The Heart Institute of Spokane Diet Study

Completed · Phase 3

Conditions studied: Myocardial Infarction

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine whether a Mediterranean style diet, enriched in monounsaturated and omega-3 fats, is superior to the American Heart Association Step 2 diet, a traditional low fat diet, for improving rates of survival and cardiovascular complications in persons who have had a first myocardial infarction (heart attack).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00269425

Run by

Providence Health & Services

People needed

202

Starts

2000-10-01

Expected to finish

2008-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2010-08-24

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• First myocardial infarction

You may not qualify if…

• Prior myocardial infarction
• Uncontrolled or secondary hypertension
• New York Heart Association heart failure stage III or IV
• Ventricular arrythmias requiring medical or defibrillatory intervention
• Other diseases that may make study completion difficult or unlikely

Where it is running

• Providence Medical Research Center — Spokane, Washington, United States

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