Intermittent Fasting Towards Elevated Blood Pressure

NCT ID: NCT04953650

Last Updated: 2023-03-06

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

140 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-09-27

Study Completion Date

2022-03-13

Brief Summary

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To date, the prevalence of Hypertension (HPT) is getting increase worldwide. This situation is contributed mostly by the Lower-Income Countries (LIC) and Lower-Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) include Asians. Elevated Blood Pressure (EBP) in the early phase is often unrealized before developing to HPT, leading to several diseases in terms of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). In preventing EBP, the European Society of Cardiology in 2017 classifies blood pressure into three groups; normal, pre-hypertension, and hypertensive crisis. People in the normal phase with the high-normal line are classified into EBP. If this group is determined and controlled, they will further keep in normal blood pressure. Contrarily, they are experiencing the next phase of HPT.

Like other Asian countries, Indonesia was experiencing an extreme prevalence of HPT, and Aceh, which is one of the provinces in Indonesia has a very high prevalence of HPT as well (20% increment from 2013-2018), is estimated to equal to the EBP prevalence. Despite many promotive and preventive interventions confirmed to decrease HPT, early screening has been convinced to recover the HPT in Indonesia. However, the HPT prevalence was examined steadily increasing. Intermittent fasting (IF) is recognized as a new method in decreasing metabolic factors based on several types of research currently. Therefore, the investigators are studying the effectiveness of intermittent fasting on people with EBP. Conducting healthy lifestyle intervention that is inexpensive, doable, and easily accessible, would be a new method for controlling EBP.

Detailed Description

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This trial aims to evaluate the effectiveness of three months intermittent fasting intervention followed by three months maintenance phase in stabilizing blood pressure among the EBP group with the high-normal signal. This trial will conducts in Aceh, Indonesia.

Trial procedure

1. In the beginning, the researcher chooses the allocation group for either intervention or control group based on the potential number of workers from each department. Based on that, it was decided that the intervention group is the Governor's office, and the Aceh Besar regency secretariat is the control group.
2. Letters of permission are submitted to both departments and continued by blood pressure screening once it is approved. Hence, the enumerators will screen all the workers. Each eligible participant (EBP 130-139/85-89 mm Hg and BMI ³ 25 kilograms/m2) will be invited to join blood pressure plus nutrition class on the day after, and fulfill the baseline characteristic questionnaire once they sign the informed consent. During the class, the researcher will describe the study procedure, study objective, process, monitoring, follow-up, methodology, risk and benefit, confidentiality, anonymity, and withdrawal from the study in both groups with the different context of intervention. Because of the covid-19 pandemic, all participants are allocated in a few small groups during baseline training.
3. The participants will join complete anthropometric measurements and fulfill questions in the STEP instrument and GPAQ instrument. Four enumerators will assist the participants; however, they will be blinded to intervention assignment.
4. The intervention group will undergo two fasting days and five ad libitum days during the intervention phase and continued to the maintenance phase. Otherwise, the control group will have a usual diet before the trial. Furthermore, both groups will have current exercise.
5. Calculation of the actual sample size to detect effect size in the primary and secondary objectives of the project has been conducted. Sample selection techniques will be described further in the published paper.
6. A mixed linear model will be applied to count the intervention effects (blood pressure, body weight, body mass index, waist circumference, and calorie intake), while a generalized estimating equation (GEE) will be used as well for categorical outcomes. Characteristics at baseline will be summarised by each arm using numbers and percentages, means and standard deviations or medians, and inter-quartile ranges where applicable.

Conditions

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Intermittent Fasting Elevated Blood Pressure

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

This trial will have two groups; the intervention and the control group. Both groups will receive health education. Hence, the Intervention group will undergo two fasting days within the week from dusk to dawn, while the control group is doing the regular diet. No exercise control for both groups.
Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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intervention group

two fasting days and five ad-libitum days followed by usual exercise.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Intermittent fasting

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The intervention group is required to perform intermittent fasting for two days. The intermittent fasting method for this group will mimic the Sunnah Muslim fasting; they are allowed to consume food and calorie water without restriction in between dusk and dawn. During the five ad libitum days, they are allowed to have a variety of foods and drinks. Subjects will be informed about healthy food choices; choosing low-fat meat and dairy options, increasing fruit and vegetable intake.

Control group

Usual diet and usual exercise prior to the intervention.

Group Type SHAM_COMPARATOR

No intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

The control group will receive education training at the baseline as well, regarding blood pressure and nutrition. They will have usual exercise prior to the intervention. Furthermore, the group will have equal health education through health promotion leaflets which have been issued by the ministry of health.

Interventions

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Intermittent fasting

The intervention group is required to perform intermittent fasting for two days. The intermittent fasting method for this group will mimic the Sunnah Muslim fasting; they are allowed to consume food and calorie water without restriction in between dusk and dawn. During the five ad libitum days, they are allowed to have a variety of foods and drinks. Subjects will be informed about healthy food choices; choosing low-fat meat and dairy options, increasing fruit and vegetable intake.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

No intervention

The control group will receive education training at the baseline as well, regarding blood pressure and nutrition. They will have usual exercise prior to the intervention. Furthermore, the group will have equal health education through health promotion leaflets which have been issued by the ministry of health.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Adult between 18-60 years with EBP 130-139/85-89 mm Hg;
2. Overweight and obese with BMI above is equal to 25 kilogram/m2;
3. Do not have any gastric diseases or problems with the fasting;
4. Able to read and write;
5. Willing to sign the inform consent

Exclusion Criteria

1. Disability person;
2. In medication either blood pressure or another disease;
3. Pregnant woman;
4. Employees who will be retired in the intervention duration;
5. Employees who will undergo hajj pilgrimage in the year 2021.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

60 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Muhammadiyah Aceh

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Malaya

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Mas Ayu binti Said

Academician

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Mas Ayu Said, MPH, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Malaya

Locations

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Aceh Governor's Office and Aceh Besar regency secretariat

Banda Aceh, Special Region of Aceh, Indonesia

Site Status

Countries

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Indonesia

References

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Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Whelton PK, Carey RM, Aronow WS, Casey DE Jr, Collins KJ, Dennison Himmelfarb C, DePalma SM, Gidding S, Jamerson KA, Jones DW, MacLaughlin EJ, Muntner P, Ovbiagele B, Smith SC Jr, Spencer CC, Stafford RS, Taler SJ, Thomas RJ, Williams KA Sr, Williamson JD, Wright JT Jr. 2017 ACC/AHA/AAPA/ABC/ACPM/AGS/APhA/ASH/ASPC/NMA/PCNA Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults: Executive Summary: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines. Circulation. 2018 Oct 23;138(17):e426-e483. doi: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000000597. No abstract available.

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Reference Type DERIVED
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Other Identifiers

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Intermittent Fasting

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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