Achieving the salt intake target of 6g / day in the current food supply using two dietary education strategies

Achieving the salt intake target of 6g / day in the current food supply among freeliving adults using two dietary education strategies

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12608000528358

Enrollment

Registered

2008-10-15

Start date

2008-08-25

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

There is a well known association between salt intake and blood pressure. This study will help in the understanding of whether education/information alone enables people to choose a low salt diet if they wish to do so

Interventions

Participants in group 1 will be required to follow a low salt diet (ie replace usual food choices with those that have <120mg of sodium per 100g). Basic advice to be provided at baseline via 15 min group session. A 15 min follow-up session to reiterate instructions held 5 weeks later. No food is supplied

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Educational / counselling / training

Masking

Open (masking not used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

20 Years to 75 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

Free Living - participants must be capable of making their own choices with regard to food purchasing and preparation

Exclusion criteria

Metabolic Diseases - ie Liver / Kidney Disease Cardiovascular Disease Hypertension (systolic >160mmHg) Taking Diuretics

Outcome results