Abstract
INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES:High dietary fluid intake is a cornerstone of kidney stone prevention; yet, is challenging to achieve. There is interest in using smart water bottles for this purpose but sparse data exists as to whether such technology leads to better outcomes relative to standard counseling. We sought to assess whether the addition of a smart water bottle to standard dietary fluid recommendations leads to improved urine volume.METHODS:IRB approval was obtained to offer voluntary enrollment into a prospective randomized controlled trial comparing the effect of standard dietary fluid recommendations (DR) to standard DR with addition of a smart water bottle (SB) on 24 hour urine (24 hr U) volume. Eligible participants included those over age 18 with a history of nephrolithiasis and low urine volume (<1.5L) in the past 6 months. All subjects received a handout with strategies to achieve a goal urine output of 2.5 L/day. The intervention arm also received a smart water bottle (HidrateSpark, Minnea...
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