Sodium Sensitivity in African Americans

February 24, 2016 updated by: University of Minnesota
To compare the effects of two levels of dietary sodium on blood pressure in Black men and women, and to determine what factors predict the degree of response.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

BACKGROUND:

The study permitted a more precise estimate of the effects of sodium chloride on blood pressure in Blacks and a systematic examination of sodium sensitivity defined by various methods. The results had significance in answering questions about risk factors for blood pressure in Blacks and for defining sodium sensitivity.

DESIGN NARRATIVE:

Double-blind, two-period cross-over. All participants were given six weeks of intensive nutritional counseling to lower 24-hour urine sodium output from an estimated 165 mEq/24 hours at baseline to less than 140 mEq/24 hours. Only those participants who excreted less than 140 mEq /24 hours after six weeks of intensive dietary sodium intervention and had greater than 70 percent adherence to study capsules were eligible for randomization. Eligible subjects were assigned to one of two treatment sequences: 100 mEq of sodium chloride capsules per day during period one followed by placebo capsules during period two; placebo capsules during period one followed by 100 mEq of sodium chloride capsules per day during period two. The major endpoint was change in diastolic and systolic blood pressure. A number of other measures were carried out, including blood chemistries, glucose tolerance (glucose and insulin), insulin resistance, urinary kallikrein, serum renin, and plasma norepinephrine. Other major aims of the trial included testing general new diagnostic criteria for sodium sensitivity, examining predictors of sodium sensitivity, and examining how changes in sodium intake influenced change in specific metabolic parameters. The trial design incorporated careful control of the dietary changes and strict standardization of blood pressure measurement with a random-zero device. The study was extended through June 1997 on FY 1995 funds.

Study Type

Interventional

Phase

  • Phase 2

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

25 years to 64 years (ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

No eligibility criteria

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: PREVENTION
  • Allocation: RANDOMIZED
  • Interventional Model: CROSSOVER
  • Masking: DOUBLE

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

University of Minnesota

Collaborators

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

Investigators

  • Richard Grimm, Jr., University of Minnesota

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

July 1, 1992

Study Completion

June 1, 1997

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 27, 1999

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 27, 1999

First Posted (ESTIMATE)

October 28, 1999

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE)

February 25, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 24, 2016

Last Verified

February 1, 2016

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • 79
  • R01HL046630 (NIH)

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