Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine
Conditions
Interventions
All visits will be at the Blood Pressure Unit. At the first hospital visit patients will be asked if they want to take part in this study. They will be given at least 24 hours to make this decision. I
Sponsors
Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2006 Update - Department of Health
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The recruits will be adults (aged 18 years and over) of African Caribbean origin. They will be patients with hypertension referred to the blood Pressure Unit at St Georges Hospital, Tooting, London. The participants can be on or off blood pressure treatment, but they must say they have been trying to make lifestyle changes with respect to reducing their blood pressure. We have targeted people of African or Caribbean origin because these groups are more likely to develop - and are more susceptible to the effects of - raised blood pressure and hence heart attack, stroke and heart failure, than their Caucasian counterparts.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Not provided at time of registration
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The difference in 24 sodium content in the experimental group versus the control group | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Not provided at time of registration | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed