Description Module
The Description Module contains narrative descriptions of the clinical trial, including a brief summary and detailed description. These descriptions provide important information about the study's purpose, methodology, and key details in language accessible to both researchers and the general public.
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Description Module
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2025-12-24 @ 4:43 PM
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2025-12-24 @ 4:43 PM
NCT ID:
NCT00548366
Brief Summary:
To determine the relationship between degree of sodium restriction and dietary compliance with clinical outcome of diuresis of portal hypertensive ascites in cirrhotic patients from a county hospital population.
Primary objective: Demonstrate that, when accompanied by the appropriate diuretic regimen, a No Added Salt diet (4 grams sodium per day) is as effective as a Low Sodium diet (2 grams sodium per day) in the management of cirrhotic ascites.
Detailed Description:
Secondary objectives:
1. Demonstrate that patient acceptance is greater and diuresis faster with a No Added Salt diet compared with a Low Sodium diet
2. Demonstrate that side-effects of diuretic therapy are the same or less when patients are on a No Added Salt diet
3. Determine if glomerular filtration rate estimated from the modified diet in renal disease equation differs from that obtained by a 24 hour urinary creatinine in patients with cirrhotic ascites
Study:
NCT00548366
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT00548366