The Effects of Potassium on Physiological and Cardiovascular Variables in Healthy Persons

Erling Bjerregaard Pedersen25 enrolled

Overview

In humans living of fruit and vegetables, hypertension is rarely seen. We wish to study if the development of hypertension has a connection to our intake of potassium. We know that fruit and vegetables contain a lot of potassium and we will simulate this intake by giving healthy subjects potassium as tablets.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Hypertension

Interventions

CalciumDRUG

tablets, 1 tablet 2 times per day in 28 days

PotassiumDRUG

Tablets, 5 tablets 2 times per day for 28 days

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 40 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * healthy * age 18-40 years old * BMI 18, 5-30 * non-smoker Exclusion Criteria: * daily use of medicine * alcohol or drugs * desire to become pregnant * not using safe anti-contraceptive * abnormal results in the initial testing

Locations (1)

Department of medical research

Holstebro, Holstebro, Denmark

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Effect on blood pressure

Time frame: three months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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