Maintenance of Recommended Sodium Intake (SPICE)

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Status: Completed

Conditions: Maintenance of Recommended Sodium Intake

Treatments: Behavioral: Behavior and lifestyle counseling

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01615159

JHSPH4135

Details and patient eligibility

About

The overall objective of this study is to assist the general public in achieving and maintaining the currently recommended sodium intake of 1500 mg/day through a reduced sodium intervention that emphasizes spices and herbs. The investigators hypothesize that after four weeks of eating a controlled diet, individuals will acclimate and adhere to a reduced sodium intake of 1500 mg/day and their taste preferences will change. The investigators also hypothesize that individuals in a low sodium behavioral intervention will maintain greater adherence to a dietary sodium intake of ≤ 1500 mg/day than individuals in a self-directed control group.

Enrollment: 55 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 105 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Adults to whom the U.S. Dietary Guideline of < 1500 mg/day of sodium applies

Exclusion criteria

• Individuals with chronic kidney disease,
• Chronic poor health state,
• Pregnancy,
• Inability to complete feeding study,
• Investigator discretion

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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55 participants in 2 patient groups

Self directed control

No Intervention group

Behavior and lifestyle counseling

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Behavior and lifestyle counseling