In healthy adults, is provision of nutritional support effective for following low dietary sodium intake?

Completed

• Conditions: Dietary intake; Blood pressure; Cardiovascular disease; Diet and Nutrition - Other diet and nutrition disorders; Public Health - Health promotion/education

• Registration Number: ACTRN12615001050549
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Otago

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2015-10-07
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 10

Inclusion Criteria

Healthy males and females aged 18-65 years, and residing in Dunedin for the duration of the study.

Exclusion Criteria

Those that are currently on a diet or already restricting their sodium intake, or who are taking diuretics

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Barriers and supports towards following a low sodium diet as assessed by semi-structured interview with the participants [At the end of the four-week low sodium diet period];Dietary sodium intake associated with following a low sodium diet as assessed by 24-hour urine collections, 24-hour diet recalls and 2-day weighed diet records. [At baseline and at the end of the low sodium diet period (week 4).]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Free sugars will be assessed through 2 day diet weighed diet records[At baseline and at the end of week 4.];Potassium intake will be assessed through 24 hour urine collection[At baseline and at the end of week 4.]