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NCT number NCT04717336
Other study ID # 10000070
Secondary ID 000070-HG
Status Active, not recruiting
Phase Early Phase 1
First received
Last updated
Start date January 22, 2021
Est. completion date April 3, 2026

Study information

Verified date March 11, 2024
Source National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Background: Hypertension is a risk factor for heart disease. Low-sodium diets rich in fruits, vegetables, and other healthy foods are a good way to reduce blood pressure in people with hypertension. Researchers want to learn more about why African Americans seem to have the greatest benefit from certain dietary interventions. Objective: To better understand the body s response to adding more salt to the diet. Eligibility: U.S.-born African American adults ages 21 to 65 who are in good general health and took part in the GENE-FORECAST. Design: Participants will be screened with a medical history and physical exam. If needed, they will take a pregnancy test. These tests will be repeated during the study. Each day for 2 weeks, participants will take 3 capsules that contain either placebo or salt. Then they will take no pills for 3 weeks. Then they will take placebo or salt capsules for 2 more weeks. Participants will talk about the foods and drinks they have consumed over the past 24 hours. They will take a survey about their physical activity and sleep. Participants will complete taste tasks to obtain their responses to sweetness or saltiness. Sucrose and salt detection thresholds and preferences will be assessed. Participants will give blood and urine samples. Saliva samples will be collected from their mouth by passive drool or by spitting into a sterile tube. Skin samples will be collected from behind their ears and the inner part of their elbow, using sterile swabs. Participants will get kits to collect stool samples at home. Participants will have 4 study visits over 7 weeks.


Description:

The objective of this study is to implement a sodium intervention investigation to assess the effect of increased dietary sodium intake on changes in blood pressure, vascular function, microbiome, whole blood epigenome, whole blood and urine transcriptome as outcome measures. The study design will include a double-blind, cross-over treatment/placebo trial among 40 former African Americans GENE-FORECAST participants with normal blood pressure and will last 7weeks. It is hypothesized that exposure to increased dietary sodium will affect blood pressure, whole blood epigenome, whole blood and urine transcriptome, vascular function, microbiome and blood pressure.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Active, not recruiting
Enrollment 28
Est. completion date April 3, 2026
Est. primary completion date August 1, 2024
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 21 Years to 65 Years
Eligibility - INCLUSION CRITERIA: African American men and women who are former GENE-FORECAST participants between 21 and 65 years of age. This criterion is inclusive of self-identified AA of both Hispanic, Latino and non-Hispanic, Latino ethnicities. Normotensive participants with systolic blood pressure (SBP) <140 mm Hg and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) <90 mm Hg and the absence of a history of prior diagnosis of hypertension. -Willingness and ability to participate in study procedures. EXCLUSION CRITERIA: - Individuals who are pregnant or breast-feeding. - Individuals with high blood pressure or a history of hypertension. - Individuals with a history of myocardial infarction, stroke, heart failure, diabetes, chronic liver or kidney diseases. - Individuals who are taking antihypertensive, antidepressants, antidiabetic and antibiotic medications. - Individuals currently participating in another NIH protocol. - Individuals unable to provide informed consent.

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Other:
SODIUM CHLORIDE
It is well established that increased dietary sodium can predispose to an increase in blood pressure; particularly in salt-sensitive individuals. Seeking to test the hypothesis that changes in dietary sodium intake are sufficient to influence the composition of the gut microbiome in association with sodium-induced changes in vascular function, epigenome, transcriptome and blood pressure in African Americans.
placebo
placebo capsules, salt treatment

Locations

Country Name City State
United States National Institutes of Health Clinical Center Bethesda Maryland

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary What effect does increase dietary sodium intake have on vascular function and microbiome? A sub-set of salt-sensitive individuals exhibit changes in vascular function and modest elevations in blood pressure in response to relatively modest changes in dietary sodium intake. Studies have suggested an apparent increased prevalence of salt-sensitive blood pressure among African Americans The various patterns of gut microbiome composition have been implicated in the regulation of the immune system as well as the pathogenesis of obesity, autoimmune disorders and cardiovascular disease. Two-Three years
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