Effects of Ramadan Fasting on Endothelial Function

Last updated: November 16, 2023
Sponsor: University of Monastir
Overall Status: Active - Enrolling

Phase

N/A

Condition

Atherosclerosis

Treatment

Reactive hyperemia-peripheral arterial tonometry Index (RHI )

Clinical Study ID

NCT05331443
RHIFasting
  • Ages 18-99
  • All Genders
  • Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Summary

Include participants who intend to practice Ramadan fasting and accept to complete the three part of the study .

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Adult patient intending to fast Ramadan.

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Age < 18 years old
  • Hemodynamic instability.
  • Myocardial infarction requiring urgent revascularization.
  • Parkinsonism: tremor problem.
  • Refusal, communication problem.

Study Design

Total Participants: 250
Treatment Group(s): 1
Primary Treatment: Reactive hyperemia-peripheral arterial tonometry Index (RHI )
Phase:
Study Start date:
March 15, 2022
Estimated Completion Date:
July 15, 2024

Study Description

All volunteers and stable patients that intend to fast ramadan. Each participant is examined during three separate visits.

  1. The week before Ramadan (Pre-R).

  2. the last week of Ramadan (R).

  3. the last week of the month following Ramadan (Post-R). Participants that miss one appointement or more are exluded from the study. Patient recrutement is conducted in primary care centers of the state of Monastir, out-patients clinic (Cardiology, Endocrinology) at the emergency department of Fattouma Bourguiba university hospital after a clarified written consent.

All patients benifit of an endothelial peripheral arterial tonometry (Endo-PAT) test .

Connect with a study center

  • University hospital Fattouma Bourguiba

    Monastir, 5000
    Tunisia

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