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NCT Number: NCT01821144

A School-based Education Programme to Reduce Salt Intake in Children and Their Families

The study is to test whether an education programme targeted at school children can lower salt intake in children and their families. In this study, the investigators will educate children on how to reduce salt intake, and the investigators will empower children by asking them to deliver the salt reduction message home to their families, particularly children need to persuade the person who does the cooking for the whole family to cut down on the amount of salt used during food preparations. The study will involve children aged about 11 years, and their parents and grandparents in Northern China.

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Key information

Conditions

Healthy Volunteer

Age range

9 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Changzhi Medical College

Changzhi, Shanxi, China

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Children

Inclusion criteria

  • All children in Grade 5 of primary schools (age about 11 years) are eligible for the study.

Exclusion criteria

  • Children who do not have lunch or dinner at their own home will be excluded.

Adult family members:

Inclusion criteria

  • For each participating child, we will recruit two adult family members. All adult family members who share the same meals with the child are eligible for the study.

Exclusion criteria

  • If more than two adults in one family agree to take part in the study, we will select two of them (i.e. one male and one female) in the order of grandparents, parents, uncles and aunties.

Treatment and study plan

Salt reduction

Behavioral

Salt reduction

Control

Other

No salt awareness education

Primary outcomes

  1. 24-h urinary sodium

    Time frame: 4.5 month

    Difference between the intervention and control group in the change in 24-h urinary sodium from baseline to the end of follow-up for children and for adults

Secondary outcomes

  1. Blood pressure

    Time frame: 4.5 month

    Difference between the intervention and control group in the change in blood pressure from baseline to the end of follow-up for children and for adults.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Queen Mary University of London

Other

Collaborators

  • Changzhi Medical College
  • Peking University
  • The George Institute for Global Health, China

Registry information

Official study title

A School-based Education Programme to Reduce Salt Intake in Children and Their Families (School-EduSalt)

Acronym: School-EduSalt

Important dates

Study start
2013
Primary completion
2014
Study completion
2014
First posted
Mar 29, 2013
Registry last updated
Jan 10, 2023

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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