Evaluating the effectiveness of a school-based salt reduction intervention in Malawi
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- 1. Dietary sodium intake2. Hypertension and cardiovascular diseaseCirculatory System
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN13909759
- Lead Sponsor
- ondon School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 1968
Inclusion Criteria
1. Child currently enrolled in standard 6 and aged 11-14 years OR an adult (16 years and above) in the household of a sampled and eligible child
2. Resident in study area (as defined as Area 25 and surrounding administrative areas in urban site; or Karonga DSS in rural site)
3. Both the sampled child and at least one adult member of the household willing to participate
Exclusion Criteria
1. Not intending to stay in the same household for the following 18 months
2. Currently unwell
3. Mental incapacity such that they are unable to follow the instructions to collect a urine sample
4. More than one sampled child residing within the same household
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method rinary sodium content as assessed by 24-hour urine using the crown ether membrane electrode method at baseline, 12-weeks and 52-weeks
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Blood pressure at baseline, 12-weeks and 52-weeks<br>2. Individual dietary salt consumption as reported by 24-hour dietary recall questionnaire at baseline, 12-weeks and 52-weeks<br>3. Household per-capita salt consumption as assessed by 7-day household measurements at baseline, 12-weeks and 52-weeks