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Register: ANZCTR
Last refreshed on: 22 February 2013
Main ID:  ACTRN12608000528358
Date of registration: 15/10/2008
Primary sponsor: Government funding body The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Public title: Achieving the salt intake target of 6g / day in the current food supply using two dietary education strategies
Scientific title: Achieving the salt intake target of 6g / day in the current food supply among freeliving adults using two dietary education strategies
Date of first enrolment: 25/08/2008
Target sample size: 60
Recruitment status: Recruiting
URL:  http://www.anzctr.org.au/ACTRN12608000528358.aspx
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Randomised controlled trial  Parallel
Countries of recruitment
Australia
Contacts
Name:   Dr Jennifer Keogh
Address:  CSIRO - Gate 13 Kintore Ave, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia
Telephone: 08 8303 8907
Email: Jennifer.Keogh@csiro.au
Affiliation: 
Name:   Dr Jennifer Keogh
Address:  CSIRO - Gate 13 Kintore Ave, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia
Telephone: 08 8303 8907
Email: Jennifer.Keogh@csiro.au
Affiliation: 
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Free Living - participants must be capable of making their own choices with regard to food purchasing and preparation
Exclusion criteria: Metabolic Diseases - ie Liver / Kidney Disease
Cardiovascular Disease
Hypertension (systolic >160mmHg)
Taking Diuretics

Age minimum: 20 Years
Age maximum: 75 Years
Gender: Both males and females
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Participants ability to adhere to a dietary strategy for reducing sodium intake
Intervention(s)
Participants in group 1 will be required to follow a low salt diet (ie replace usual food choices with those that have <120mg of sodium per 100g). Basic advice to be provided at baseline via 15 min group session. A 15 min follow-up session to reiterate instructions held 5 weeks later. No food is supplied
Primary Outcome(s)
Urinary Sodium Excretion
Secondary Outcome(s)
Blood Pressure
Urinary Creatinine Excretion
Urinary Potassium Excretion
Weight
Secondary ID(s)
Source(s) of Monetary Support
The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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