Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 11:32 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 11:32 PM
NCT ID:
NCT00145756
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
Participant inclusion will be based upon the presence of:
* A doctor-confirmed high risk of future vascular disease defined as a history of any one of:
* Stroke or transient ischaemic attack
* Hospitalisation for management of any acute coronary syndrome
* Surgery or angioplasty for peripheral vascular disease
* Treated diabetes and age 55 years or older
* Systolic blood pressure \>160mmHg
* Estimated daily sodium intake of 260mmol/24hrs (about 15g/24hrs of NaCl) or above and expectation that at least 50% of daily dietary salt intake can be replaced with the salt-substitute. This will be estimated through interview of the potential participant and the individual responsible for daily food preparation (if this is not the patient) using a structured questionnaire.
* Provision of informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
Potential participants will be excluded if:
* they are on potassium-sparing medication
* there is an established history of significant renal impairment that would preclude the use of the salt-substitute in the opinion of the responsible physician.
* there is any reason why either the salt-substitute or normal salt are definitely indicated or definitely contra-indicated.
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Study:
NCT00145756
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT00145756