A Community Health Worker-Led LSSS Intervention in Bangladesh

NARecruitingINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

1,000

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

January 26, 2023

Primary Completion Date

May 30, 2024

Study Completion Date

December 30, 2024

Conditions
Blood PressureHypertension
Interventions
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Low-Sodium Salt Substitute

Tata SuperLite low-sodium salt substitute has 30% of the weight of the product replaced with potassium chloride (KCl) which is itself a non-prescription dietary supplement. Each household randomized to the intervention arm will receive one bag (1.5kg) per month to utilize instead of their usual table/cooking salt.

BEHAVIORAL

Information/Education

Community health workers will provide basic information on high blood pressure, the health consequences of excessive salt consumption, and feedback to the participant on the likely quantity of salt s/he consumes (estimated using a questionnaire)

Trial Locations (1)

68 Tajuddin Sarani

RECRUITING

BRAC University, James P Grant School of Public Health, Dhaka

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

BRAC University

OTHER

collaborator

Stanford King Center for Global Development

UNKNOWN

lead

Stanford University

OTHER