Health Condition 1: I10- Essential (primary) hypertension
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Salt Reduction Behavioural counselling: The intervention group will receive behavioural counselling, a list of locally available high and low-sodium-containing food items and a pictoria
Sponsors
ICMR
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The diagnosed hypertensive individuals of age group 18 years and above, receiving regular follow-up for more than 3 months, who are willing to participate in the study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Bedridden patients, patients with CKD, or any other conditions where a salt-reduction diet is prescribed. Families not providing consent to participate in the study will also be excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Primary outcomes will be the changes in mean dietary intake of salt( salt intake in gram/day ).Timepoint: Baseline and 3 months post intervention | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1) Changes in Systolic Blood Pressure and Diastolic Blood Pressure (SBP and DBP) in mm/Hg per reduced salt in gram/day. 2)Proportion of participants classified as salt-sensitive, stratified by sex (Salt-sensitive defined as a reduction of five millimetres of mercury or more in systolic or diastolic blood pressure together with a reduction of twenty millimoles per day or more in urinary sodium.)Timepoint: Baseline and 3 months post intervention | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Anuva Kapoor
AIIMS Nagpur
Outcome results
None listed