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Efforts to reduce daily salt consumption through awareness generation by community health workers

Sodium reduction through behaviour change intervention using community-based health volunteers

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2020/06/025591
Enrollment
500
Registered
2020-06-04
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Behavioural change intervention focused on salt reduction delivered by front line community-based health volunteers.: ASHAâ??s from the 20 participating villages (60-80 ASHAâ??s) will b
tips for lowering salt content in the diets
and risks of high salt intake on health. Control Intervention1: NOT APPLICABLE: NOT APPLICABLE

Sponsors

Vital Strategies
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Male or female aged 18 years or over Residing in the village for at least last 6 months Have provided written informed consent to participate in the intervention

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Participants will be ineligible for the study if any of the following are present: Male or female aged below 18 years Individuals with Known kidney disease Residing in the village for less than the last 6 months Have not provided consent to participate in the intervention

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To reduce salt intake at community-level (change in mean dietary salt intake measured through 24-hour urine and spot urine samples)Timepoint: Baseline to 6 Months of intervention

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To document change in salt-related behaviours (changes in the socio-psychological determinants of behaviour, and actual salt behavior).Timepoint: Baseline to 6 Months of intervention

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactSudhir Thout Raj

The George Institute for Global Health

dpraveen@georgeinstitute.org.in04030994444

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026