Effect of high dietary salt on blood pressure and inflammatory cytokines in people living with HIV and HIV negative individuals with and without hypertension

HIV, Immune activation and salt sensitive hypertension

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202007493610166

Enrollment

Registered

2020-07-02

Start date

2018-12-03

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Circulatory System HIV/AIDS Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine Cardiology

Interventions

Low and high dietary salt

Low salt and high salt

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Adults (aged 18 and above) who will be required to verbally consent and sign a consent form HIV positive or HIV Normotensive individuals or hypertensive If HIV, on antiretroviral therapy ART treated hypertensive individuals

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Existence of co-morbidities such as diabetes mellitus and cancer Existing and recent past opportunistic infections, syphilis, hepatitis C and B virus infection and tuberculosis infection; Sick patients (clients seeking healthcare due to an illness rather than routine ART clinic reviews) Those with recent and current alcohol consumption and smoking status

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Elevated levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
elevated blood pressure	—

Countries

Zambia

Contacts

Public ContactBenson Hamooya

Lecturer at Mulungushi University and doctoral student at University of Zambia

benmalambo@gmail.com+260977645098

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026