122
Participants
Start Date
January 31, 2005
Primary Completion Date
July 31, 2008
Study Completion Date
December 31, 2011
Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension-The DASH diet
The purpose of this study is to create a culturally appropriate diet to test the effectiveness of the intervention to lower blood pressure in a grou pof African American individuals at risk for developing hypertension (pre-hypertension) and those with mild hypertension (stage I).
Intervention with no dietary component - information regarding useful life skills
Participants receive information regarding useful life skills in a group setting
University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Nutrition Sciences, Birmingham
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
NIH
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
NIH
University of Alabama at Birmingham
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