Visualizing Vascular Mechanisms of Salt Sensitivity

NCT03696433 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 19

Last updated 2026-04-23

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Summary

This study aims to assess the salt sensitive blood pressure response to dietary salt load compared with radiological markers of salt handling.

Conditions

  • Obesity
  • Cardiovascular Risk Factor
  • Salt; Excess

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Low-salt diet

The low-salt diet (7 days) will consist of meals, snacks and water provided by Vanderbilt's metabolic kitchen.

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

High-salt diet

The high-salt diet (7 days) consists of each subject's typical diet, supplemented each day with 2 bullion broth packets, which will be provided to the subject by the study staff.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Rachelle Crescenzi, PhD · Department of Radiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
55 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-02-01
Primary Completion
2022-11-04
Completion
2022-11-04

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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