Hyponatremia Clinical Trials

Despite its demonstrated efficacy and tolerability, Tolvaptan remains underutilized for the treatment of acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) in many centers. Post-hoc analysis suggests that Tolvaptan may provide optimal outcomes in patients with more advanced heart failure (HF) including those with cardiorenal syndrome, marked hyponatremia and severe congestion, or a ...

The main objective of the trial is to evaluate the risk of hypokalemia (low plasma potassium concentration) following administration of a Plasmalyte Glucos 50 mg/mL solution compared to a 0.45% saline in 5% dextrose solution in acutely ill hospitalised children, who need intravenous fluid therapy. The secondary objective of the ...

The objective of this study is to investigate the efficacy and safety of tolvaptan based on the change in serum sodium concentration following administration of tolvaptan oral tablets at 7.5 to 60 mg/day for up to 30 days in patients with hyponatremia in the SIADH.

Fluid therapy is aimed to compensate for fasting which is required for surgery, to meet the ongoing fluid losses and to maintain electrolyte balance during surgery. Fluid deficit of a healthy child who is not fed parenterally may be estimated by multiplying hourly maintenance requirement for fluid by number of ...

Current standards are for screening of all post-operative transsphenoidal pituitary patients for sodium abnormalities in the POD(post-operative day)7-14 window. At the Barrow Neurological Institute, physicians have instituted a universal screening protocol for all post-operative patients wherein all patients have a serum sodium level drawn on POD5-7 and attempts are made ...

Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuresis (SIADH) is characterized by an imbalance of antidiuretic vasopressin (AVP) secretion. The impaired AVP regulation leads to water retention and secondary natriuresis and is a common cause for hyponatremia. Especially chronic (>72h) SIADH is difficult to treat as standard therapeutic options (water restriction, urea, salt tablets) ...

High blood pressure is very common among elderly Canadians. Clinical trials show clear benefit from lowering blood pressure in hypertensive elderly patients. These trials also demonstrate safety for several classes of blood pressure lowering drugs including water pills. However, water pills (thiazide diuretics) used for treatment of hypertension, can cause ...

Patients with an ileostomy may experience fluid and electrolyte imbalances sedondary to an unregulated intestinal loss of water and electrolytes. The osmolality of oral supplements may affect these losses. In a double-blinded, active comparator, cross-over intervention study, the investigators test the effects of substituting 800 ml of the usual fluid ...

Moderate to severe symptomatic hyponatremia requires prompt treatment with hypertonic saline. The extent and rate of increase in serum sodium (sNa) levels during treatment are critical. Several methods for continuous infusion of hypertonic saline were used to guide rate of fluid administered to achieve the required serum sodium target. As ...

The study investigates the association between normalization of serum sodium levels and bone markers in patients with epilepsy and chronic hyponatremia. The study is a randomized, single blinded, placebo controlled study where participants will be randomized to either treatment with salt tablets or placebo tablets through 4 months. At the ...