Why the study?
Do weight loss, dietary sodium reduction, and their combination lower blood pressure and prevent the onset of hypertension?
Population
Adults (target population for the Trials of Hypertension Prevention phase II)
Design
Other
Follow-up
3 to 4 years
Authors
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Trial design for lifestyle hypertension prevention published; leaves open whether weight loss or sodium reduction prevents onset until results emerge.
Do weight loss, dietary sodium reduction, and their combination lower blood pressure and prevent the onset of hypertension?
This article describes the design and nonpharmacologic interventions of the TOHP II trial aimed at preventing hypertension.
Lasser et al. (1995) studied this question.