Effect of Dietary Salt Supplemantation in Vasovagal Syncope Prophylaxis: A Clinical Trial
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Healthy
- Registration Number
- NCT00465946
- Lead Sponsor
- Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
- Brief Summary
Syncope is a syndrome consisting of a relatively short period of temporary and self-limited loss of consciousness caused by transient diminution of blood flow to the brain (most often the result of systemic hypotension). The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of salt supplementation in vasovagal syncope prophylaxis.
- Detailed Description
Healthy volunteers without use of medicines with except contraceptives orals that met the exclusion criteria were consecutively enrolled in a randomized trial.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- UNKNOWN
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 20
Inclusion Criteria
- Healthy volunteers
Exclusion Criteria
- Use medicines
- Previous diseases
- Incapacity of to understand and to sign the term consent
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- CROSSOVER
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Evaluate the effectiveness of the salt supplementation in the prophylaxis of the vasovagal syncope
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Evaluate the supplementation salt increases the orthostatic tolerance Analyze the supplementation salt increases the plasmatic volume
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre
🇧🇷Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil