A Community Health Worker-Led LSSS Intervention in Bangladesh
A Community Health Worker-Led LSSS Intervention in Bangladesh
NCT ID: NCT05425030 Phase: NA Status: COMPLETED Enrollment: 618 Completion: 2024-12-01
Conditions
Blood Pressure, Hypertension
Interventions
Low-Sodium Salt Substitute, Information/Education
Summary
The sodium found in salt is a powerful cause of high blood pressure, and most sodium ingested by humans is from their diet. High blood pressure is known to cause heart attacks and strokes, so various public health programs have attempted to find ways for people to reduce their salt intake to avoid these complications. These programs, however, have proven challenging, as asking people to alter their food preparation practices is often met with resistance. As such, we wish to test the blood pressure-lowering effects of low sodium salt substitute (LSSS), a salt substance in which a third of the compound by weight is composed of potassium (which does not increase blood pressure) rather than sodium. Additionally, the best way of supplying LSSS to people is yet unknown. We thus propose to study the effectiveness of an LSSS product by directly providing it via community health workers in 309 households in rural Bangladesh.
Primary Outcome
Change in Systolic Blood Pressure at 6 months