NCT06921356Recruiting
Groceries Plus Multi-Component Lifestyle Intervention for Adults With Hypertension and Type 2 Diabetes
Groceries Plus Multi-Component Lifestyle Intervention for Adults With Hypertension and Type 2 Diabetes Residing in Urban Food Deserts (DASH-Life): Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 24 Mar 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
People with high blood pressure and diabetes often have low levels of key nutrients as a result of not eating enough fresh fruits and vegetables. Research studies suggest that these nutrients can lower blood pressure and blood sugar. This study will investigate if providing encouragement to adopt this healthy and nutritious way of eating and providing guidance on weight management will lower blood pressure and blood sugar. The DASH-Life research study will recruit adults with hypertension and type 2 diabetes who live in Baltimore metro areas that don't have many stores selling healthy foods. The DASH-Life research study is 6 months long. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two groups: 1) Self-Shopping DASH (S-DASH) diet advice group, or 2) Coaching DASH (C-DASH) diet advice group.
- Status (registry)
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 80 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 31 Mar 2025
- Start date
- 15 May 2025
- Primary completion date
- 31 Mar 2027
- Lead sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
- Diseases
- High blood pressure, Type 2 diabetes
- NCT number
- NCT06921356
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 80
- From 15 May 2025 to the primary completion date, 31 Mar 2027
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Other illness
- Type 1 diabetes
- Chronic disease that might interfere with trial participation
- Current participation in another clinical trial that might affect blood pressure, weight loss, diabetes, or ability to adhere to study procedures
Lab values
- On diabetes or weight loss medications such as glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1), GLP-1/glucose-dependent insulin-releasing peptide (GIP), insulin, or any combination of these medications
- HbA1c ≥ 10%
Other
- Hypoglycemia requiring hospitalization or the assistance of another person in the last 6 months
- Cardiovascular event within 6 months
- Baseline systolic BP \< 100 mmHg
- Weight \>400 lbs due to the maximum weight on study scale
- Current participation in program with conflicting dietary guidance (i.e., meal replacement or keto diets)
- Unwillingness or inability to adopt a DASH-like diet
- Planning to leave area in the next 6 months
Who the study is looking for
- Age 18 years or older
- Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 defined by: self-reported type 2 diabetes diagnosis, or HbA1c\>=6.5%, or treatment of diabetes with diabetes medications(s)
- Baseline systolic BP 120-159 mmHg (with or without medications.)
- Serum potassium level \>3.0 and \<5 mmol/L,
- Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) \>=45 mL/min/1.73m2.
- Willing and able to complete required procedures in English.
- Living in Healthy Food Priority Area in Baltimore; the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) defined low income, low access areas, or census blocks with area deprivation index (ADI) 60 and above (State Decile\>=6.)
Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johns Hopkins ProHealth Clinical Research Unit Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Baltimore | United States | Recruiting |
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