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NCT Number: NCT00957814

Nutritional Orientations and Adherence, Nutritional Status, Clinical and Life Quality Parameters of Heart Failure (HF) Patients

The nutritional systematic orientations in outpatients with heart failure throughout 1 year in comparison to conventional treatment is estimated to lead to higher nutritional treatment adherence and improved nutritional status, clinical and life quality parameters.

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Key information

Conditions

Nutrition Cardiovascular Diseases Heart Diseases Heart Failure

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

About this study

To evaluate the impact of systematic nutritional orientation on adherence to diet and relation to clinical, life quality and nutritional knowledge parameters in heart failure outpatients.

  • To evaluate the impact of systematic nutritional orientation on nutritional status;
  • To evaluate the impact of nutritional systematic orientation on dietary patterns
  • To evaluate the impact of systematic nutritional orientation on clinical and biochemical parameters
  • To evaluate the impact of nutritional systematic orientation on life quality
  • To evaluate the impact of nutritional systematic orientation on nutritional knowledge

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • >= 18 years old
  • Outpatients from the HF Ambulatory (HCPA)
  • Functional class I and II (NYHA)

Exclusion criteria

  • Outpatient who had received any orientation from a nutritionist in the last 6 months
  • Outpatients which has not received nursing orientation in the ambulatory,
  • Patients from other NYHA class
  • Non alphabetized

Treatment and study plan

Nutritional Education

Behavioral

Systematic nutritional orientation program

Primary outcomes

  1. Diet adherence

    Time frame: 1 year

Secondary outcomes

  1. Knowledge about nutrition, nutritional status, biochemical parameters and life quality

    Time frame: 1 year

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Impact of Nutritional Orientations on Adherence to Diet and Relation to Nutritional, Clinical and Life Quality Parameters of Heart Failure Outpatients

Important dates

Study start
2009
Primary completion
2010
Study completion
2010
First posted
Aug 12, 2009
Registry last updated
Oct 27, 2016

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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