The effect of the low-sodium and high-potassium processed foods for lower blood pressure in Japanese men: a randomized, double-blind controlled trial.

Double-blind RCT for the novel low-sodium processed foods. - Novel low-sodium processed trial.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000045127

Enrollment

200

Registered

2021-08-20

Start date

2010-06-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Hypertensive or healthy subjects

Interventions

Intervention group: The menu for intervention group is designed as low-sodium and high-potassium diet for six weeks. The lunch-boxes are just the same with the ordinary diet for the control group not

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Male

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Male, 35 years of age or older

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) under antihypertensive medication (2) have kidney disease (3) taking new medicine which may have a strong influence on urine excretion of sodium during the intervention period

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Changes in blood pressure.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Changes in urinary excretion of sodium and potassium	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactYoko Umeki

Fukuoka Women's University Graduate School

umeki@fwu.ac.jp092-661-2411

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026