DASH Diet in Heart Failure Outpatients

Last updated: January 27, 2026
Sponsor: University of California, Davis
Overall Status: Active - Not Recruiting

Phase

N/A

Condition

Heart Failure

Congestive Heart Failure

Chest Pain

Treatment

DASH diet

Clinical Study ID

NCT05117086
1770356
  • Ages > 21
  • All Genders

Study Summary

The purpose of this study is to refine the classification of the effectiveness of the DASH diet for outpatient heart failure (HF) management, using behavioral, clinical, and laboratory correlative science approaches.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Heart Failure diagnosis

  • Guideline directed medical therapy optimization on stable regimen at least 30 days

Exclusion

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

Study Design

Total Participants: 26
Treatment Group(s): 1
Primary Treatment: DASH diet
Phase:
Study Start date:
February 01, 2022
Estimated Completion Date:
December 31, 2026

Study Description

The overall objective of this pilot study is to refine the classification of the effectiveness of the DASH diet for outpatient HF management using behavioral, clinical, and laboratory correlative science approaches. The investigators will integrate the use and evaluation of DASH diet nutrition education in a clinical population using a pragmatic study approach. The investigators will assess dietary behavior change. The investigators will assess the medical effectiveness of the DASH diet to improve patient symptomology and clinical biomarkers. Exploratory investigations will involve metabolomics analyses of plasma samples for biomarker discovery of clinical phenotypes in HF patients, to characterize metabolic profiles related to dietary exposure.

Connect with a study center

  • Ragle Human Nutrition Center

    Davis, California 95616
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • UC Davis Health Center - Cardiology Department

    Sacramento, California 95817
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • UC Davis Health Center - Cardiology Department

    Sacramento 5389489, California 5332921 95817
    United States

    Site Not Available

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