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Lead
University College Hospital Galway
With
European Research Council
National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
Age
40–any
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
You may be eligible if
Age 40 years or older
Systolic blood pressure \<160mmHg and diastolic blood pressure \<95mmHg on three office blood pressure readings at time of screening and confirmed by a study ABPM before randomization of \<150/90mmHg
No change in anti-hypertensive or diuretic medications (including dose) for 3 months before screening visit
Consumption of moderate sodium intake at screening, defined as an estimated daily sodium intake of \>2.3/day estimated from food frequency questionnaire (FFQ)
Self-reported willingness to modify dietary intake over sustained period, and adhere with directed recommendations over 2 years.
Signed written informed consent
You may not be if
Known chronic kidney disease (CKD) or most recent eGFR ≤60ml/min/1.73m2
Participants who are ineligible for COSIP based on their eGFR will be approached about entering the ongoing Sodium Intake in Chronic Kidney Disease (STICK) trial.
* Stroke (previous transient ischaemic attack \[TIA\] is not an exclusion criterion)
Medical diagnosis known to be associated with abnormal renal sodium excretion, including the following:
* Bartter syndrome
* SIADH
* Diabetes insipidus
Serum sodium \<125mmol
Severe heart failure defined as NYHA Class III/IV OR left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≤30%
High-dose loop or thiazide diuretic therapy, exceeding a total daily dose of frusemide 80mg, bumetanide 2mg, hydrochlorothiazide 50mg, bendroflumethiazide 2.5mg, indapamide 2.5mg, metolazone 2.5mg or the use of both a loop and thiazide diuretic
Unable to follow educational advice of the research team
Prescribed high-salt diet, low-salt diet or sodium bicarbonate
Symptomatic postural hypotension or receiving treatment for postural hypotension
Current or recent use (within one month) of immunosuppressive medications including tacrolimus, cyclosporine, azathioprine or mycophenolate mofetil
Pregnancy or lactation
Unable to comply with 24-hour urinary collections, or medical condition making collection of 24-hour urinary collection difficult (e.g. severe urinary incontinence)
Participant unlikely to comply with study procedures or follow-up visits due to severe comorbid illness or other factor (e.g. inability to travel for follow-up visits, drug or alcohol misuse) in the opinion of the research team
Cognitive impairment defined as a known diagnosis of dementia or inability to provide informed consent due to cognitive impairment in the opinion of the investigator
Body Mass Index (BMI) \<20 kg/m2 or BMI\>40 kg/m2
Participating in another clinical trial or previous allocation in this study
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