SODIUM-HF: Study of Dietary Intervention Under 100 MMOL in Heart Failure (SODIUM-HF)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02012179 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : December 16, 2013
Last Update Posted : January 31, 2023
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Heart Failure | Other: Low sodium diet | Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 806 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Single (Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | The Long Term Effects of Dietary Sodium Restriction on Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Heart Failure |
Actual Study Start Date : | March 24, 2014 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | September 2022 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | January 2023 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Low sodium diet
Low sodium diet (65 mmol or 1500 mg/day)
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Other: Low sodium diet
Low sodium diet (65 mmol or 1500 mg/day) |
No Intervention: Usual Care
General advice to limit dietary sodium as it is provided during routine clinic practice
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- Composite Clinical Outcomes [ Time Frame: 12 months ]All-cause mortality, cardiovascular hospitalizations or cardiovascular emergency department visits
- Exercise capacity [ Time Frame: 12 months ]Change in exercise capacity as measured by the 6-minute walk test (6MWT)
- NYHA functional class [ Time Frame: 12 months ]Change in NYHA class treated as a categorical variable
- Quality of life (KCCQ) [ Time Frame: 12 months ]Change in quality of life assessed by the KCCQ

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients recruited if they are 18+ years or older, with confirmed diagnosis of HF (both reduced and preserved systolic function are eligible), NYHA class II-III, and willing to sign informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
Subjects will be excluded if:
- Average dietary intake of <1500 mg/ day by a quantitative or semi-quantitative method
- Serum sodium <130mmol/L
- Renal failure (glomerular filtration rate <30 mL/min)
- Hepatic failure
- Uncontrolled thyroid disorder
- Cardiac device (ICD or CRT) or revascularization procedure (PCI or CABG) in previous month or planned in next 3 months
- Hospitalization due to cardiovascular causes in previous 1 month
- Uncontrolled atrial fibrillation (resting heart rate >90 bpm)
- Active malignancy
- Moderate-severe dementia
- Enrolled in another interventional research study
- Patients will be excluded, if in the opinion of the investigator, another condition exists that would preclude dietary compliance or compliance with the protocol.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02012179

Principal Investigator: | Justin Ezekowitz, MBBCh | University of Alberta |
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Responsible Party: | University of Alberta |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02012179 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
MOP130275 |
First Posted: | December 16, 2013 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | January 31, 2023 |
Last Verified: | January 2023 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Diet Dietary sodium reduction Salt restriction Nutrition |
Heart Failure Heart Diseases Cardiovascular Diseases |