Why the study?
Does the DASH dietary intervention improve blood pressure and vascular health in adolescents with elevated blood pressure compared to routine care?
Does the DASH dietary intervention improve blood pressure and vascular health in adolescents with elevated blood pressure compared to routine care?
The DASH dietary intervention improves systolic blood pressure, endothelial function, and diet quality in adolescents with elevated blood pressure compared to routine care.
May support DASH in adolescents with elevated BP; leaves open confirmation via larger randomized trials.
=0.01) to 18 months. The DASH intervention proved more effective than routine care in initial systolic BP improvement and longer term improvement in endothelial function and diet quality in adolescents with elevated BP and hypertension. Registration: URL: https://www.clinicaltrials.gov; Unique identifier: NCT00585832.
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