Description Module
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Description Module
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2025-12-24 @ 3:43 PM
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NCT ID:
NCT04255992
Brief Summary:
This study aims to determine the effect of calcium and vitamin D supplementation on oxidative status and blood pressure profile of postmenopausal patients with high blood pressure in Yaoundé, Cameroon.
This study is a double-arm, double-blind, randomized and parallel clinical trial conducted at the Yaoundé Central Hospital
Detailed Description:
Aim: to determine and compare the short term effect of calcium and vitamin D supplementation on oxidative status and blood pressure profile of postmenopausal patients with high blood pressure in Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Method: A double-arm, double-blind, randomized and parallel clinical trial conducted at the Yaoundé Central Hospital. Postmenopausal hypertensive blacks women who are taking taking antihypertensives drugs since 12 months,without diabetes mellitus or any inflammatory disease or hypercalcemia, are randomize into 2 groups. Depending on the group, the intervention consisted of the administration of Calcium 1000 mg daily or Vitamin D/Calcium 1000 mg/800 UI daily for 08 weeks. The endpoints were the nycthemeral blood pressure profile, pro oxidant marker (malondialdehyde) and anti-oxidant marker (Ferric reducing antioxidant).
Progress: Recruitment for this study was completed in May 2019 with 22 patients.
Study:
NCT04255992
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT04255992