A Community Health Worker-Led LSSS Intervention in Bangladesh
Blood Pressure, Hypertension
About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for Blood Pressure focused on measuring Sodium, Blood Pressure, Hypertension, Low Sodium Salt Substitute, Salt Substitute, Bangladesh, Global Health, Community Health Worker
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Our target population is that of adults living in rural Bangladesh, while our study population will be comprised of adults (age ≥18 years old) living in Parbatipur, a rural/semi-rural sub-district in Dinajpur District (Rangpur Division), in the north of the country. Within Parbatipur, BRAC University has assessed 700 households for NCD risk factors as part of a larger Wellcome-trust funded multinational biobank (involving those living in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka) to better understand the patterns and determinants of cardiovascular health in South Asian people in a cross-sectional analysis. All adults living in these surveyed households will be eligible to participate.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Exclusion criteria include subjects taking potassium-sparing diuretics, already taking potassium supplements, or those who have known kidney disease at baseline.
Sites / Locations
- BRAC University, James P Grant School of Public HealthRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Experimental
Active Comparator
No Intervention
Free LSSS Arm
Information Only Arm
No Intervention
Participants will receive 6 months of free low-sodium salt by delivery from a community health worker. In addition, the same educational information as provided in Arm 2 (Information Only Arm, below) will be provided.
Community health workers will provide basic information on high blood pressure, the health consequences of excessive salt consumption, and feedback to the participant on the likely quantity of salt s/he consumes (estimated using a questionnaire)
Participants will not receive any intervention of any sort.