201. The Brazilian Cardioprotective Nutritional Program to reduce events and risk factors in secondary prevention for cardiovascular disease: study protocol (The BALANCE Program Trial).
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Weber B, Bersch-Ferreira ÂC, Torreglosa CR, Ross-Fernandes MB, da Silva JT, Galante AP, Lara Ede S, Costa RP, Soares RM, Cavalcanti AB, Moriguchi EH, Bruscato NM, Kesties, Vivian L, Schumacher M, de Carli W, Backes LM, Reolão BR, Rodrigues MP, Baldissera DM, Tres GS, Lisbôa HR, Bem JB, Reolão JB, Deucher KL, Cantarelli M, Lucion A, Rampazzo D, Bertoni V, Torres RS, Verríssimo AO, Guterres AS, Cardos AF, Coutinho DB, Negrão MG, Alencar MF, Pinho PM, Barbosa SN, Carvalho AP, Taboada MI, Pereira SA, Heyde RV, Nagano FE, Baumgartner R, Resende FP, Tabalipa R, Zanini AC, Machado MJ, Araujo H, Teixeira ML, Souza GC, Zuchinali P, Fracasso BM, Ulliam K, Schumacher M, Pierotto M, Hilário T, Carlos DM, Cordeiro CG, Carvalho DA, Gonçalves MS, Vasconcelos VB, Bosquetti R, Pagano R, Romano ML, Jardim CA, de Abreu BN, Marcadenti A, Schmitt AR, Tavares AM, Faria CC, Silva FM, Fink JS, El Kik RM, Prates CF, Vieira CS, Adorne EF, Magedanz EH, Chieza FL, Silva IS, Teixeira JM, Trescastro EP, Pellegrini LA, Pinto JC, Telles CT, Sousa AC, Almeida AS, Costa AA, Carmo JA, Silva JT, Alves LV, Sales SO, Ramos ME, Lucas MC, Damiani M, Cardoso PC, Ramos SS, Dantas CF, Lopes AG, Cabral AM, Lucena AC, Medeiros AL, Terceiro BB, Leda NM, Baía SR, Pinheiro JM, Cassiano AN, Melo AN, Cavalcanti AK, Souza CV, Queiroz DJ, Farias HN, Souza LC, Santos LS, Lima LR, Hoffmann MS, Ribeiro ÁS, Vasconcelos DF, Dutra ES, Ito MK, Neto JA, Santos AF, Sousa RM, Dias LP, Lima MT, Modanesi VG, Teixeira AF, Estrada LC, Modanesi PV, Gomes AB, Rocha BR, Teti C, David MM, Palácio BM, Junior DG, Faria ÉH, Oliveira MC, Uehara RM, Sasso S, Moreira AS, Cadinha AC, Pinto CW, Castilhos MP, Costa M, Kovacs C, Magnoni D, Silva Q, Germini MF, da Silva RA, Monteiro AS, dos Santos KG, Moreira P, Amparo FC, Paiva CC, Poloni S, Russo DS, Silveira IV, Moraes MA, Boklis M, Cardoso QI, Moreira AS, Damaceno AM, Santos EM, Dias GM, Pinho CP, Cavalcanti AC, Bezerra AS, Queiroga AV, Rodrigues IG, Leal TV, Sahade V, Amaral DA, Souza DS, Araújo GA, Curvello K, Heine M, Barretto MM, Reis NA, Vasconcelos SM, Vieira DC, Costa FA, Fontes JM, Neto JG, Navarro LN, Ferreira RC, Marinho PM, Abib RT, Longo A, Bertoldi EG, Ferreira LS, Borges LR, Azevedo NA, Martins CM, Kato JT, Izar MC, Asoo MT, de Capitani MD, Machado VA, Fonzar WT, Pinto SL, Silva KC, Gratão LH, Machado SD, de Oliveira SR, Bressan J, Caldas AP, Lima HC, Hermsdorff HH, Saldanha TM, Priore SE, Feres NH, Neves Ade Q, Cheim LM, Silva NF, Reis SR, Penafort AM, de Queirós AP, Farias GM, de los Santos ML, Ambrozio CL, Camejo CN, dos Santos CP, Schirmann GS, Boemo JL, Oliveira RE, Lima SM, Bortolini VM, Matos CH, Barretta C, Specht CM, de Souza SR, Arruda CS, Rodrigues PA, and Berwanger O
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- Brazil epidemiology, Cardiovascular Diseases epidemiology, Feeding Behavior, Humans, Incidence, Survival Rate trends, Cardiovascular Diseases prevention & control, Diet methods, National Health Programs standards, Nutrition Assessment, Secondary Prevention methods
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This article reports the rationale for the Brazilian Cardioprotective Nutritional Program (BALANCE Program) Trial. This pragmatic, multicenter, nationwide, randomized, concealed, controlled trial was designed to investigate the effects of the BALANCE Program in reducing cardiovascular events. The BALANCE Program consists of a prescribed diet guided by nutritional content recommendations from Brazilian national guidelines using a unique nutritional education strategy, which includes suggestions of affordable foods. In addition, the Program focuses on intensive follow-up through one-on-one visits, group sessions, and phone calls. In this trial, participants 45 years or older with any evidence of established cardiovascular disease will be randomized to the BALANCE or control groups. Those in the BALANCE group will receive the afore mentioned program interventions, while controls will be given generic advice on how to follow a low-fat, low-energy, low-sodium, and low-cholesterol diet, with a view to achieving Brazilian nutritional guideline recommendations. The primary outcome is a composite of death (any cause), cardiac arrest, acute myocardial infarction, stroke, myocardial revascularization, amputation for peripheral arterial disease, or hospitalization for unstable angina. A total of 2468 patients will be enrolled in 34 sites and followed up for up to 48 months. If the BALANCE Program is found to decrease cardiovascular events and reduce risk factors, this may represent an advance in the care of patients with cardiovascular disease., (Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- 2016
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