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NCT number NCT06097884
Other study ID # 2023157
Secondary ID
Status Not yet recruiting
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date October 2023
Est. completion date July 2024

Study information

Verified date September 2023
Source Peking University
Contact Yifang Yuan, MD
Phone +8617310387323
Email yyfjulie@163.com
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study aims to assess the impact of the HEALS-Child action project on children's health in rural China. The goal of the project is to evaluate the effectiveness, feasibility, safety and cost-effectiveness of two salt reduction strategies: replacing usual salt with salt substitute in school meals, and replacing bowls with trays in school cafeteria. The study has two parts: the main study evaluates the salt substitute intervention, and the ancillary study evaluates the tray intervention. In the main study, over 16000 students from around 320 elementary or junior high school in rural China will be cluster-randomized into the two groups: 1. Salt substitute 2.usual salt. The primary outcome in the main study will be the change in systolic blood pressure. In the ancillary study, over 500 students from 10 elementary or junior high school will be cluster-randomized into the two groups: 1. meal trays 2.bowls. The primary outcome in the ancillary study will be the change in spot urine sodium. The interventions will last over 1 years. To evaluate the impact of interventions, 50 students were randomly selected from each school.


Description:

The HEALS-Child action(Healthy School mEAls With Less Salt:an Action to Reduce Salt Intake in School Meals for Children in Rural China)is a project launched by China Development Research Foundation, aiming to reduce the salt in school meals and improve the nutrition for rural students. The goal of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness, feasibility, safety and cost-effectiveness of two salt reduction strategies: replacing usual salt with salt substitute in school meals, and replacing bowls with trays in school cafeteria. The study has two parts: the main study evaluates the salt substitute intervention, and the ancillary study evaluates the tray intervention. 1. Main study: 1. Aims: The aim in the main study is to test if replacing usual salt with the market available salt substitute in school meals could significantly reduce systolic blood pressure among rural school student. The corresponding null hypotheses in the main study is: the mean change from the baseline in systolic blood pressure of the students in schools that are supplied with salt substitute is equal to that in schools that are supplied with usual salt. 2. Study design: In the main study, over 16000 students from around 320 elementary or junior high school in rural China will be cluster-randomized into the two groups: 1. Salt substitute 2.usual salt. The salt substitute (NaCl 75% and KCl 25%) will be centrally provided. The intervention will last for two semesters(around 10-months). Before starting the intervention, 50 students were randomly selected from each school, and blood pressure, spot urine sodium and potassium and other indicators were measured at baseline. The randomization will be conducted centrally by the study coordinating center at Peking University Clinical Research Institute, after the baseline survey completed. The students will be followed up for blood pressure measurements and urine collection at the end of the first and second semesters after the intervention. 3. Outcomes: The primary outcome in the main study is the change in systolic blood pressure from baseline to follow-up. The secondary outcomes in the main study includes: The incidence of hypertension, the change in DBP, spot urine potassium, spot urine sodium, incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER). 4. Power analysis and statistical analysis: On the assumptions of an intraclass correlation of 0.02, the number of clusters of 320 and 50 students in each school, and an α value of 0.05, the study to detect a mean 0.8 mmHg reduction in systolic blood pressure (SD, 10 mm Hg) between the intervention groups would have a power of 94.8%. Linear models adjusted for clustering based on participants with available measures were used to assess continuous outcomes. Generalized linear mixed model were used for analysis of effects on categorical outcomes. 5. Ethical considerations: The study will be submitted to and approved by the Peking University IRB, which has the full accreditation from AAHRRP. The study salt substitute is the product available on Chinese market and has been approved manufactured according to the product standards issued by the ministry of health. 2. Ancillary study: 1. Aims: The aim in the ancillary study is to test if replacing bowls with trays in school cafeteria could significantly reduce spot urine sodium among rural school student. The corresponding null hypotheses in the ancillary study is: the mean change from the baseline in spot urine sodium of the students in schools that are supplied with meal trays is equal to that in schools that using bowls. 2. Study design: In the ancillary study, around 500 students from 10 elementary or junior high school in rural China will be cluster-randomized into the two groups: 1. meal trays 2.bowls. The meal trays will be centrally provided. The intervention will last for two semesters (around 10-months). Before starting the intervention, 50 students were randomly selected from each school, spot urine sodium and other indicators were measured at baseline. The randomization will be conducted centrally by the study coordinating center at Peking University Clinical Research Institute, after the baseline survey completed. The students will be followed up for urine collection at the end of the first and second semesters after the intervention. 3. Outcomes: The primary outcome in the ancillary study is the change in spot urine sodium from baseline to follow-up. The secondary outcomes in the ancillary study includes incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER). 4. Power analysis and statistical analysis: On the assumptions of an intraclass correlation of 0.02, the number of clusters of 10 and 50 students in each school, and an α value of 0.05, the study to detect a mean 1g reduction in spot urine sodium (SD, 2.15g) between the intervention groups would have a power of 90.0%. Linear models adjusted for clustering based on participants with available measures were used to assess continuous outcomes. 5. Ethical considerations: The study will be submitted to and approved by the Peking University IRB, which has the full accreditation from AAHRRP.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Not yet recruiting
Enrollment 16000
Est. completion date July 2024
Est. primary completion date July 2024
Accepts healthy volunteers Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Gender All
Age group 6 Years to 15 Years
Eligibility Inclusion criteria: Attend school stably in this academic year, and expect to take no more than one month of leave for the whole academic year; Have lunch at school at least three times a week. Exclusion criteria: Unable to complete the baseline blood pressure measurement and spot urine collection.

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Other:
Main study intervention-Salt substitute
replacing regular salt with salt substitute in school meals
Main study control-Usual salt
Use usual salt in school meals
Ancillary study intervention-Meal trays
Replacing bowls with trays in school cafeteria
Ancillary study control-Bowls
Use bowls in school cafeteria

Locations

Country Name City State
n/a

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Peking University China development research foundation

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Primary outcome for the main study-Systolic blood pressure The change in systolic blood pressure from baseline to follow-up 10-month
Primary Primary outcome for the ancillary study-Spot urinary sodium The change in spot urinary sodium from baseline to follow-up 10-month
Secondary Secondary outcome for the main study-Incidence of hypertension The new-onset hypertension during study period 10-month
Secondary Secondary outcome for the main study-Spot urinary sodium The change in spot urinary sodium from baseline to follow-up 10-month
Secondary Secondary outcome for the main study-Spot urinary potassium The change in spot urinary potassium from baseline to follow-up 10-month
Secondary Secondary outcome for the main study-Diastolic blood pressure The change in diastolic blood pressure from baseline to follow-up 10-month
Secondary Secondary outcome for the main study-ICER Incremental cost-effectiveness ratio, defined by the difference in the cost for every unit of gain in the pertained effectiveness outcome 10-month
Secondary Secondary outcome for the ancillary study-ICER Incremental cost-effectiveness ratio, defined by the difference in the cost for every unit of gain in the pertained effectiveness outcome 10-month
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