Promotion of dietetic treatment with enhanced salt taste using Salt Chip

Effect of dietetic treatment with enhanced salt taste in cardiovascular surgery perioperative period

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN46450822

Enrollment

Registered

2019-07-24

Start date

2017-03-18

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-08-26

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Conditions

Open heart surgery patients Circulatory System

Interventions

The participants in the test group were requested to use Salt Chip®, which can enhance the salt taste without increasing the salt intake amount, at every meal. The duration of the int

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Open heart surgery patients

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Unable to give informed consent and/or assent 2. Severe frailty

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The eating rate of the patients during the postoperative period is measured at each meal.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Progress of rehabilitation was evaluated by treadmills exercise every day. We assumed that the subjects recovered the activities of daily living (ADL) when they could conduct treadmills exercise for 20 min.	—

Countries

Japan

Outcome results

None listed

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