Reducing salt intake in West Africa

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Hypertension; Circulatory System

• Registration Number: ISRCTN88789643
• Lead Sponsor: Warwick Medical School (UK)

Brief Summary

2002 Other publications in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12096149 2004 Other publications in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15037552 2005 Other publications in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16279134 2005 Other publications in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16093908 2005 Other publications in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15720047 2005 Other publications in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16049517 2006 Results article in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16433927

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2003-10-01
• Study Start: 2005-09-02
• Last Update Posted: 7 November 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 800

Inclusion Criteria

Men and women aged 40 to 75 years in 12 villages in Ashanti.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Pregnant women
2. Very sick

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<br> 1. Urinary sodium excretion<br> 2. Blood pressure<br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Iodine excretion