NCT02021435.
Study name | Tibet salt reduction study |
Methods | Design: Cluster‐randomised trial Country: Tibet Setting: Villages from Damxung and Maizhokunggar county |
Participants |
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Interventions | Intervention: Salt substitute provided to households free of charge. To receive health education on salt reduction Comparator: Buy own normal salt. To receive health education on salt reduction |
Outcomes | Primary: Blood pressure Secondary: Total mortality, cardiovascular mortality, life expectancy, serum cholesterol and random blood glucose levels (> 60 years) |
Starting date | April 2014 |
Contact information | Contact person(s): Xingshan Zhao Email: [email protected] |
Notes | Sponsors and Collaborators: Beijing Jishuitan Hospital; the George Institute for Global Health at PUHSC; the George Institute for Global Health, Australia; Science and Technology Department of Ningxia; People's Hospital of Tibet; People's Hospital of Maizhokunggar; Tibet University; Peking University; People's Hospital of Damxung County, Tibet |