NCT01532401

Oral Sodium Blood Pressure in Normal Weight, Overweight and Obese Volunteers

Simplification of the Test of Sensibility in the Salt: Preliminary Study at the Child and the Adult

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 51 (actual)
• Sponsor: Poitiers University Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 6 Years – 45 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The primary objective of this study is to analyze the sensitivity of blood pressure to oral salt intake. Matched male and female participants will be selected as normal weight, overweight, and obese. Participating subjects will have a first visit with blood pressure measurement and a blood sample. In two consecutive phases of one week, subjects will receive 12 pills of sodium (6 grams) or corresponding placebo. Blood pressure will be measured at the end of each phase.

Conditions

• Obesity

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	sodium chloride	sodium chloride 500mg
OTHER	Methylcellulose crystalline	Methylcellulose 37 ml

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-03-01
• Primary completion: 2014-09-01
• First posted: 2012-02-14
• Last updated: 2016-10-11

Locations

1 site across 1 country: France