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Heart DiseaseNCT03481322

Low Sodium Cooking Study

A study of Heart Disease, run by Instituto de Cardiologia do Rio Grande do Sul at 1 site in Brazil.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the acceptance of a salt restricted diet cooked with a controlled amount of salt in patients with heart disease. Verifying if there is difference in the acceptance of the standard and hyposodic diets cooked with controlled amount of salt. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Heart Disease
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
68 participants
Where
1 siteBrazil
Study dates
5 Sep 2017to 10 Jul 2018
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • cardiac patients hospitalized in a clinical unit with prescription of hyposodic diet

Who cannot join

  • prescription of diet with restrictions or changes in consistency;
  • patients who prefer to receive soup or other non-standard food in the diet;
  • pacients without unable to respond to the questionnaire.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Brazil1 site
  • Instituto de Cardiologia

    Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul

Other trials in Brazil

About this study

Official title: Low Sodium Cooking Study: Acceptance of a Low Sodium Diet in Patients With Heart Diseases: a Crossover Randomized Clinical Trial

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the acceptance of a salt restricted diet cooked with a controlled amount of salt in patients with heart disease. Verifying if there is difference in the acceptance of the standard and hyposodic diets cooked with controlled amount of salt.

Read the detailed description

Patients will be randomized into two groups. Patients in group 1 will receive on the first day the standard hyposodic diet - cooked without salt, with 2g of salt (sachet) to be added by the patient at each meal (lunch and dinner). After the first day dinner, these patients will respond to the diet acceptance questionnaire. On the second day, patients in this same group will receive the hyposodic diet cooked with controlled amount of salt at lunch and dinner. The hyposodic diet cooked with controlled amount of salt is cooked with 2 grams of salt that is divided for all the preparations, according to standardized recipes. After dinner, the patients will respond again to the diet acceptance questionnaire, however referring to the diet received in this day.

Patients in group 2 will receive the same intervention, however changing the order of reception of the diets, so, on the first day they will receive the cooked hyposodic diet with controlled amount of salt and on the second day the standard hyposodic diet (salt sachet).

The questionnaire applied refers to the reasons for not accepting the diet. The same questionnaire will be applied twice for each patient, after each of the diets offered - standard hyposodic and hyposodic cooked with controlled amount of salt.

The amount of food that was ingested by the patients, for both diets, will be evaluated by weighing the food that remains in the thermal of each meal. Leftovers of the preparations should be stored properly in plastic bags, separated by patient and properly identified, to be weighed in an electronic scale and immediately discarded in an appropriate place. It will be noted how much the patient refused from each preparation, in grams. The value obtained will be subtracted from the quantity, in grams, of the same preparation offered to the patient. The result of this operation (amount in grams of the preparation accepted / ingested by the individual) will be converted into percent. To determine the weight of the sended food, a thermometer will be weighed, which will be sent on the day, according to the standard home measure used.

Conditions
Heart Disease
Being tested
Cooked diet with controlled amount of salt
Keywords
sodium chloride, diet, cooking
Medical subject headings
Heart Diseases

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Cooked diet with controlled amount of saltDietary supplement

    Cooked diet with controlled amount of salt by nutritionist - 2 grams of salt per patient

Study groups in NCT03481322
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Cooked diet with controlled amount of saltActive comparatorPatients will receive intervention diet (cooked with controlled amount of salt)
Receives: Dietary Supplement: Cooked diet with controlled amount of salt
Cooked without saltPlacebo comparatorPatients will receive the standard diet (cooked without salt and 2 grams of salt separated will be added by the patient)
Receives: Dietary Supplement: Cooked diet with controlled amount of salt

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. percentage of dietary intake of each diet

    The amount of food that was ingested by the patients for the two diets will be evaluated by weighing the remaining food in the thermal dish of each meal. The leftovers of the preparations will be weighed in an electronic scale and it will be noted how much the patient refused of each preparation, in grams. The value obtained will be subtracted from the quantity, in grams, of the same preparation offered to the patient. The result of this operation (amount in grams of the preparation accepted / ingested by the individual) will be converted into percent.

    Measured: 1 day

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. difference in the acceptance of standard and hyposodic diets cooked with controlled amount of salt

    Comparison of the percentages of acceptance of the two diets, in total weight of the day and analysis if there was difference between the preparations

    Measured: 2 days

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted29 Mar 2018
  2. Study start5 Sep 2017
  3. Primary completion8 Jul 2018
  4. Study completion10 Jul 2018

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Supportive care
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Crossover
Masking
Single blind
Who is masked
Investigator
Enrolment
68 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03481322
Sponsor's protocol ID
5364/14
Status last verified
Jan 2019
First submitted
22 Mar 2018
Last updated
9 Jan 2019
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study of Heart Disease, run by Instituto de Cardiologia do Rio Grande do Sul at 1 site in Brazil.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 9 Jan 2019. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Brazil. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

percentage of dietary intake of each diet (time frame: 1 day). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 9 Jan 2019; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 2 Nov 2026.

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