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NCT Number: NCT03059680

Effects of Implementing a High Potassium Diet in Heart Failure Patients

This study evaluates the safety and physiologic effects of increasing dietary potassium intake in individuals with heart failure.

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Key information

Conditions

Heart Failure Cardiovascular Diseases Heart Diseases

Age range

18 year–80 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • All patients classified as having HF, both systolic and diastolic.
  • New York Heart Association class II-III symptoms.
  • Treatment with an beta blocker, ACE inhibitor, or angiotensin receptor blocker without any adjustment over the previous month
  • Intake at baseline of ≤ 3 servings of fruits and vegetables per day. Servings defined by Health Canada's food guide.

Exclusion criteria

  • Patients with an episode of decompensated heart failure, acute coronary syndrome, or revascularization within the previous 3 months of study inclusion.
  • Patients receiving insulin therapy
  • Glomerular filtration rate < 40mL/min/1.73 m2
  • Pregnancy and lactation (women of childbearing potential will be included but will have to have a negative pregnancy test prior to inclusion).
  • Inability to provide informed consent.

Treatment and study plan

High potassium diet

Other

An increase in consumption of high potassium fruits and vegetables

Primary outcomes

  1. Serum potassium concentration

    Time frame: 10 days and 3 weeks

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Safety and Physiologic Effects of Implementing a High Potassium Diet in Heart Failure Patients

Important dates

Study start
2012
Primary completion
2016
Study completion
2017
First posted
Feb 23, 2017
Registry last updated
Feb 20, 2020

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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