Heart failure patients may benefit from DASH diet in new study
NCT ID NCT05117086
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 30, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This pilot study looks at whether following the DASH diet (a heart-healthy eating plan) can improve the health of people with heart failure. Researchers will track diet, blood pressure, and heart failure markers in 26 adults over time. The goal is to see if medical nutrition counseling helps manage the condition better.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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26 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2022
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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21 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Heart Failure diagnosis * Guideline directed medical therapy optimization on stable regimen at least 30 days Exclusion Criteria: * BMI \< 18/5 kg/m squared * cardiac cachexia * end-stage renal disease or dialysis * acute inflammatory condition * uncontrolled arrhythmias or ischemia * status post heart transplant or implanted left ventricular assist device
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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UC Davis Health Center - Cardiology Department
Sacramento, California, 95817, United States
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