Effect of Khat Chewing on Blood Pressure and Heart Rate Among Healthy Adults

January 15, 2022 updated by: Mujeeb Abdullah Saeed Sultan, Aljanad University for Science and Technology

A Short-Term Follow-Up Study on the Effect of Khat Chewing on Blood Pressure and Heart Rate Among Healthy Adults in Taiz, Yemen: Its Associated Factors and SDS-Khat

This study is a cross sectional study

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Objective: This study aims to investigate .ht short-term effect of khat on the diastolic and systolic blood pressure (DBP, SBP) and heart rate (HR) of yemeni adults. Factors associated with Khat chewing and Khat-dependence were also investigated. That the khat chewing is a growing public habit among yemeni people.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

100

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Yemen
      • Ta'izz, Yemen, 04
        • Mujeeb Sultan

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

15 years to 65 years (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT, CHILD)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

This is a cross-sectional study conducted from April to September 2021 in Taiz, Yemen. 100 healthy adults were selected using a random sampling method.

Description

The participant should be free of any disease and should avoid eating or drinking anything that could affect on BP and HR within two khat before hours chewing (zero time)

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Blood Pressure
Time Frame: April- December 2021
Elevation of blood pressure due to khat Chewing
April- December 2021

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Aljanad University for Science and Technology

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Mujeeb Sultan, Aljanad University for Science and Technology

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (ACTUAL)

April 1, 2021

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

December 1, 2021

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

December 1, 2021

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 30, 2021

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 15, 2022

First Posted (ACTUAL)

January 28, 2022

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)

January 28, 2022

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 15, 2022

Last Verified

January 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • JustMed01/2021

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

Yes

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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