Cost-Effectiveness of Salt Substitute and Salt Supply Restriction in Eldercare Facilities: The DECIDE-Salt Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Salt substitution has been reported to be a cost-saving sodium reduction strategy that has not yet been replicated in different contexts.

Objective

To estimate the cost-effectiveness of sodium reduction strategies within the DECIDE-Salt trial.

Design, setting, and participants

The DECIDE-Salt trial cluster randomized in a 1:1:1:1 ratio 48 eldercare facilities in China into 4 groups for evaluation of 2 sodium reduction strategies for 2 years: 1 with both strategies, 2 with either strategy, and 1 with neither strategy. The trial was conducted from September 25, 2017, through October 24, 2020.

Interventions

The 2 intervention strategies were replacing regular salt with salt substitute and progressively restricting salt supply to kitchens.

Main outcom

SUBMITTER: Lai X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10862151 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature