RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Randomised controlled trial to determine the efficacy and safety of prescribed water intake to prevent kidney failure due to autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (PREVENT-ADPKD) JF BMJ Open JO BMJ Open FD British Medical Journal Publishing Group SP e018794 DO 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018794 VO 8 IS 1 A1 Annette T Y Wong A1 Carly Mannix A1 Jared J Grantham A1 Margaret Allman-Farinelli A1 Sunil V Badve A1 Neil Boudville A1 Karen Byth A1 Jessie Chan A1 Susan Coulshed A1 Marie E Edwards A1 Bradley J Erickson A1 Mangalee Fernando A1 Sheryl Foster A1 Imad Haloob A1 David C H Harris A1 Carmel M Hawley A1 Julie Hill A1 Kirsten Howard A1 Martin Howell A1 Simon H Jiang A1 David W Johnson A1 Timothy L Kline A1 Karthik Kumar A1 Vincent W Lee A1 Maureen Lonergan A1 Jun Mai A1 Philip McCloud A1 Anthony Peduto A1 Anna Rangan A1 Simon D Roger A1 Kamal Sud A1 Vincent Torres A1 Eswari Vliayuri A1 Gopala K Rangan YR 2018 UL http://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/8/1/e018794.abstract AB Introduction Maintaining fluid intake sufficient to reduce arginine vasopressin (AVP) secretion has been hypothesised to slow kidney cyst growth in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). However, evidence to support this as a clinical practice recommendation is of poor quality. The aim of the present study is to determine the long-term efficacy and safety of prescribed water intake to prevent the progression of height-adjusted total kidney volume (ht-TKV) in patients with chronic kidney disease (stages 1–3) due to ADPKD.Methods and analysis A multicentre, prospective, parallel-group, open-label, randomised controlled trial will be conducted. Patients with ADPKD (n=180; age ≤65 years, estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) ≥30 mL/min/1.73 m2) will be randomised (1:1) to either the control (standard treatment+usual fluid intake) or intervention (standard treatment+prescribed fluid intake) group. Participants in the intervention arm will be prescribed an individualised daily fluid intake to reduce urine osmolality to ≤270 mOsmol/kg, and supported with structured clinic and telephonic dietetic review, self-monitoring of urine-specific gravity, short message service text reminders and internet-based tools. All participants will have 6-monthly follow-up visits, and ht-TKV will be measured by MRI at 0, 18 and 36 months. The primary end point is the annual rate of change in ht-TKV as determined by serial renal MRI in control vs intervention groups, from baseline to 3 years. The secondary end points are differences between the two groups in systemic AVP activity, renal disease (eGFR, blood pressure, renal pain), patient adherence, acceptability and safety.Ethics and dissemination The trial was approved by the Human Research Ethics Committee, Western Sydney Local Health District. The results will inform clinicians, patients and policy-makers regarding the long-term safety, efficacy and feasibility of prescribed fluid intake as an approach to reduce kidney cyst growth in patients with ADPKD.Trial registration number ANZCTR12614001216606.