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Study aim
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Comparison of blood pressure changes in Hibiscus sabdariffa and thiazide groups in patients with chronic renal failure
Sub-objectives:
Comparison of albuminuria, proteinuria, hyperlipidemia and changes in sodium and potassium electrolytes and the progression of renal failure in the two groups of Hibiscus sabdariffa and thiazide in patients with chronic renal failure
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Design
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A clinical trial study with a control group, community-based and pragmatic, with parallel groups, double-blind, randomized by randomized block method, phase 3 on 64 patients
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Settings and conduct
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In the field of changes in blood pressure following the use of drugs in patients with hypertension, in the nephrology clinic of Sayad Shirazi Hospital, double-blind (patient and physician evaluating)
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Inclusion criteria:
1. Age between 18 and 70 years
2. Consent to participate in the study
3. A patient with clinical signs of hypertension with mild renal failure
4. Abnormal blood pressure (=> 130/80 according to AHA criteria)
Exclusion criteria:
1- Allergy to herbal medicines
3- Patients with diabetes mellitus, severe renal failure, coronary artery disease, heart failure, malignant hypertension [BP ≥ 180/110], etc.)
4 - changing of antihypertensive drugs
5- Systolic blood pressure < 100 or => 160/100
7- Pregnancy
8. Any metabolic or malabsorption disease .
9- Use of psychiatric drugs
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Intervention groups
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1 .Valsartan + thiazide
2. Valsartan + hibiscus
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Main outcome variables
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During the course of the study, none of the participants will be deprived of the standard treatment required by each volunteer. If blood pressure drops or rises during treatment, patients will be excluded from the study and return to their original treatment.