If you live in Canada, you can find out how much salt you eat on a daily basis by completing the free
online Salt Calculator.
No personal information is required to complete the Salt Calculator.
Remember to complete the questionnaire honestly and accurately; there are no right or wrong answers!
Welcome! The SODIUM-HF trial is underway at many centres across Australia, Canada, Chile, Columbia, Mexico, and New Zealand. The trial will include 1,000 patients with heart failure for up to two years. The SODIUM-HF study is looking at the effects of a low-salt diet compared to usual dietary recommendations for people with heart failure. Patients with a very low dietary salt intake are not eligible to participate in this study.
In order to participate in SODIUM-HF, participants must:
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Have a diagnosis of heart failure, also known as “congestive heart failure” or “cardiomyopathy”
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Have symptoms of heart failure
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Eat more than 1,500 mg a day of sodium/salt.
If you meet the criteria for the study and decide to participate, you will be randomly assigned (like flipping a coin) into 1 of 2 treatment groups:
Randomly assigned
to 1 of 2 groups
(50% chance for
each group):
Low salt diet group
Usual dietary
recommendations group
Half of the people in the study will follow a low salt diet, and the other half will receive usual dietary recommendations for reduction of salt intake. Regardless of which study treatment you get, your standard therapy and treatment for heart failure will continue.
If you are interested in finding out more about the SODIUM-HF study or would like to know if you are eligible to participate, please contact the Study Coordinators listed below from Monday - Friday during regular business hours.
Disclaimer: The people listed below cannot provide you with medical advice, please contact your doctor if you have questions about your health or heart failure. You should only contact the individuals below to inquire about participating in the SODIUM-HF study.
Australia
St. Vincent’s Hospital Sydney Limited
Darlinghurst, NSW
Carmen H.
Phone: 02 8382 3025
Email: Carmen.Herrera@svha.org.au
Chermside, QLD
Estelle B.
Phone: 07 3139 5906
Canada
Alberta
University of Alberta Hospital,
Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute
Edmonton, AB
Elizabeth W.
Phone: 780-407-6490
University of Calgary, Foothills Medical Centre
Calgary, AB
Kim R.
Phone: 403-220-8282
Email: kronak@ucalgary.ca
British Colombia
Vancouver, BC
Sinead F.
Phone: 604-682-2344 ext. 64981
Manitoba
Nova Scotia
Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre – Halifax Infirmary Site
Halifax, NS
Jayne F.
Phone: 902-473-2732
Email: jayne.falkenham@nshealth.ca
Ontario
Newmarket, ON
Catherine M.
Phone: 905-751-8454
Saskatchewan
Chile
Colombia
Centro Cardiovascular Colombiano Clinica Santa Maria (Clinica Cardio VID)
Antioquia, CO
Adriana M.
Phone: 322 70 90 ext. 4550
Email: aagudelo@vid.org.co
Mexico
Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social
México, DF
Lubia V.
Phone: 52 55 30947353
Email: lubia2002@yahoo.com.mx
New Zealand
Christchurch, NZ
Lorraine S.
Phone: 011 64 3 364 1063
Auckland, NZ
Alice C.
Phone: 011 64 9 276 0044 ext. 52138