Can Improving Health Literacy Through Leaflets Contribute to Reductions in Salt Intake

Can Improving Health Literacy Through Leaflets Contribute to Reductions in Salt Intake: Randomized Controlled Trial - Improving Salt Intake through Leaflets

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000053711

Enrollment

158

Registered

2024-04-10

Start date

2024-04-10

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

None

Interventions

Distribute a double-sided A4-size sheet leaflet to improve health literacy. Instruct participants to register for a dedicated LINE account for the study and receive weekly leaflet review messages via

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Healthy men and women

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Individuals with more than one year of treatment experience

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Salt Intake 3 Months After Starting the Intervention	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
At 3 months after starting the intervention, we will assess Comprehensive Health Literacy (HLS-EU-Q12 Japanese version), Salt Reduction Awareness, Perception of the risk of disease associated with salt intake, Knowledge of Disease Risk Associated with Salt Intake, Daily Use of Seasonings, Importance of Salt Reduction, Confidence in Practicing Salt Reduction, and Behavioral Change Stage for Salt Reduction.	—

Measure

Time frame

At 3 months after starting the intervention, we will assess Comprehensive Health Literacy (HLS-EU-Q12 Japanese version), Salt Reduction Awareness, Perception of the risk of disease associated with salt intake, Knowledge of Disease Risk Associated with Salt Intake, Daily Use of Seasonings, Importance of Salt Reduction, Confidence in Practicing Salt Reduction, and Behavioral Change Stage for Salt Reduction.

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Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactNobuya Kimura

Aomori University of Health and Welfare Graduate School of Health Sciences

n-kimura@rakuno.ac.jp011-388-4603

Outcome results

None listed

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