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Validation of Diagnostic Usefulness of the Random Urine Na/K Ratio for Replacement of 24hr Urine Na Excretion in Cirrhotic Patients With Ascites

NCT03263598 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 195

Last updated 2020-02-21

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The low sodium intake is important for ascites control in liver cirrhosis patients. Therefore, World Health Organization (WHO) recommends reduction of sodium (Na) to 2g/day for adults. The 24-hour urine Na excretion has been regarded as a standard method to estimate the amount of daily dietary sodium intake. However, it is too inconvenient to apply to patients or the general population in practice. For this reason, it has been suggested that a spot urine Na/potassium (K) ratio could be replaced with the 24-hour urine Na excretion. However, the evidence is not sufficient for that. The investigators will evaluate the usefulness of spot urine Na/K ratio to estimate the dietary sodium intake. The investigators will also verify several formulas of estimating the 24-hour Na excretion with spot urine Na, K, Creatinine (Cr).

Conditions

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Yeungnam University College of Medicine

    collaborator OTHER

  • Kyungpook National University Hospital

    collaborator OTHER

  • Daegu Catholic University Medical Center

    collaborator OTHER

  • DongGuk University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Jang Byoung Kuk

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-05-31
Primary Completion
2020-02-29
Completion
2020-02-29

Countries

  • South Korea

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