Cost-effectiveness of low salt diet in lowering blood pressure in Hong Kong Chinese

ISRCTN	ISRCTN65375464
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN65375464
Protocol serial number	811028
Sponsor	Hong Kong Health Services Research Fund (Hong Kong)
Funder	Hong Kong Health Services Research Fund (Hong Kong)

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Dr BMY Cheung
Scientific

Department of Medicine
Faculty of Medicine
University of Hong Kong
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Hong Kong

Primary study design	Interventional
Study design	Randomised controlled trial
Secondary study design	Randomised controlled trial
Scientific title
Study objectives	Not provided at time of registration
Ethics approval(s)	Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied	High blood pressure
Intervention	All patients will undergo a 4-week placebo run-in and drug washout phase. After baseline measurements, each patient will be randomised to conventional treatment or low sodium diet for 6 months.
Intervention type	Other
Primary outcome measure(s)	Not provided at time of registration
Key secondary outcome measure(s)	Not provided at time of registration
Completion date	01/09/2000

Participant type(s)	Patient
Age group	Adult
Lower age limit	18 Years
Sex	All
Key inclusion criteria	1. Age between 18 and 75 inclusive 2. Patient has seated diastolic blood pressure between 90 and 110 mmHg inclusive; or seated systolic blood pressure of greater than 140 mmHg 3. Patient must be willing to give full informed consent
Key exclusion criteria	Does not meet inclusion criteria
Date of first enrolment	01/10/1998
Date of final enrolment	01/09/2000

Department of Medicine

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Hong Kong

Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share	No
IPD sharing plan summary	Not provided at time of registration
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