Dietary Prevention of Heart Failure in Hypertensive Metabolic Syndrome
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Brief summary
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Tens of thousands of Veterans have heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), and suffer poor quality of life, frequent hospitalizations, and high death rates. Older Veterans and those with high blood pressure, obesity, and the metabolic syndrome (abnormal cholesterol and resistance to insulin's effects) are particularly at risk for HFpEF. However, it is not clear why only some Veterans in this risk group eventually develop HFpEF. Extensive information from experimental animal models and some human studies suggests that dietary patterns in vulnerable 'salt-sensitive' people could contribute to the risk for HFpEF. Reducing salt intake and increasing overall dietary quality in at-risk Veterans could prevent heart and blood vessel damage that ultimately leads to HFpEF. Reducing the development of HFpEF, which currently has no definitive treatment, is highly relevant to the VA's mission to emphasize prevention of disease and population health.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT03170375
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Enrollment
- 71 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 45 Years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
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Study timeline
- Start date
- Jan 1, 2019
- Primary completion
- Mar 30, 2024
- Completion
- Jan 22, 2025
- Last update posted
- Sep 9, 2025
2019 – 2025
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI | Ann Arbor | Michigan | 48105-2303 | — |
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- Last update posted Sep 9, 2025 · Synced Sep 3, 2026
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