Low Salt Diet in Idiopathic Hypercalciuria

Overview

Randomized clinical trial comparing water therapy plus low-salt diet to water therapy alone in patients affected by idiopathic calcium nephrolithiasis. Treatment duration: three months Primary end-point: correction of hypercalciuria Main inclusion criteria: calcium stone formers with idiopathic hypercalciuria, with at least one stone expelled and analyzed by infrared spectrophotometry; presence of hypercalciuria (\>300 mg/day in males and \>200 mg/day in females); 18-65 years. Main exclusion criteria: primary hyperparathyroidism, primary hyperoxaluria, enteric hyperoxaluria, bowel resection, inflammatory bowel disease, renal tubular acidosis, sarcoidosis, sponge kidney, hyperthyroidism, use of hypercalciuric drugs such as Vitamin D, acetazolamide, anti-epileptic drugs

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