Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension in 'Diastolic' Heart Failure 2 (DASH-DHF 2)
Stopped early · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Diastolic Heart Failure, Hypertensive Heart Disease
In brief
The purpose of this study is to examine how dietary changes affect the heart and blood vessels in patients with hypertension (high blod pressure) who have a condition called 'heart failure with preserved ejection fraction" (HFPEF). This condition is also known as "diastolic heart failure" or "heart failure with normal ejection fraction", and occurs even though the heart's pumping function is normal.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01942395
- Run by
- University of Michigan
- People needed
- 18
- Starts
- 2012-09-18
- Expected to finish
- 2016-02-16
- Last updated by the study team
- 2018-06-06
Who can join
Age: 50 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Symptoms and/or signs of HFPEF in the past 12 months
- Most recent LVEF ≥ 50% (contrast ventriculography, echocardiography, nuclear scintigraphy)
- Diastolic dysfunction on previous echocardiogram/catheterization or evidence of abnormal neurohormonal activation (B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) ≥ 100 pg/ml)
- History of systemic hypertension
- Willing to adhere to provided diet
You may not qualify if…
- NYHA Class IV heart failure symptoms
- Hospitalization for decompensated HF within past one month
- Uncontrolled hypertension (seated SBP ≥ 180 or DBP ≥ 110) at rest, on current antihypertensive regimen
- Changes in medical regimen for heart disease or hypertension within past 1 month, except diuretic dose adjustment (within past 1 week)
- Previous LVEF < 40%
- Primary exercise limitation due to severe pulmonary disease
- Uninterpretable echocardiographic windows
- Worse than moderate mitral or aortic stenosis or insufficiency.
- Baseline serum potassium level > 5.0 mmol/L or prior history of potassium > 6.0
- Serum calcium/phosphorus product > 50 at baseline
- Severe renal insufficiency (current estimated GFR < 30 ml/min)
- Severe anemia (Hgb < 9 g/dL)
- Severely uncontrolled diabetes mellitus (Hgb A1C > 10%)
- Non-hypertension related cause of HFPEF (e.g. amyloidosis, sarcoidosis, constrictive pericardial syndromes, primary hypertrophic or restrictive cardiomyopathy)
- Primary right ventricular failure
- Myocardial infarction or unstable angina, including new or worsening anginal syndrome, within the past three months
- Uncontrolled arrhythmia (including non rate-controlled atrial fibrillation)
- Terminal illness expected to result in death within six months
- Psychiatric disorder or dementia with potential to compromise dietary adherence
Where it is running
- University of Michigan — Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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