NCT00801034

The Effects of Potassium on Physiological and Cardiovascular Variables in Healthy Persons

The Effects of Potassium on Physiological Variables in the Kidney and Cardiovascular Variables in Healthy Persons in a Double-blinded, Randomised, Placebo-controlled, Cross-over Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 1
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 25 (actual)
• Sponsor: Erling Bjerregaard Pedersen · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 40 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

In humans living of fruit and vegetables, hypertension is rarely seen. We wish to study if the development of hypertension has a connection to our intake of potassium. We know that fruit and vegetables contain a lot of potassium and we will simulate this intake by giving healthy subjects potassium as tablets.

Conditions

• Hypertension

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Calcium	tablets, 1 tablet 2 times per day in 28 days
DRUG	Potassium	Tablets, 5 tablets 2 times per day for 28 days

Timeline

• Start date: 2008-11-01
• Primary completion: 2011-11-01
• Completion: 2011-11-01
• First posted: 2008-12-03
• Last updated: 2015-08-21

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Denmark