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Effectiveness of a low-sodium salt intervention to reduce blood pressure at the population level in rural Bangladesh: a randomized controlled trial
CoE-SISU
Year: 2021 - 2023
IRB Number: IRB-28 October’21-036
Organaisation: BRAC JPGSPH
Community Health Worker Blood Pressure Intervention

PI: Professor Malabika Sarker

Co PI: Pascal Geldsetzer 

Coordinator: Mushfiqur Rahman  

Objective:The primary objective of this study is to assess the effectiveness of a low-sodium salt substitute (LSSS) (a compound in which a percentage of the sodium chloride [NaCl] is replaced by potassium chloride [KCl] and/or magnesium sulfate [MgSO4]) for blood pressure reduction in a general population of adults (aged 18 years and older) in rural Bangladesh. Several methods of intervention delivery will be compared in separate study arms to determine the optimal approach for low-sodium salt provision in this setting. Besides, our study will include a study of the willingness-to-pay of our target population for an LSSS.

Methodology: Mixed method

Donor: Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States

Partner: Leland Stanford Junior University

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