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Intravenous urea is known to stimulate AVP secretion, but the effect of oral urea on copeptin levels is unknown.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Twenty-two healthy adults were included in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled cross-over trial receiving a single dose of urea (0.5\u2005g\/kg; minimum 30\u2005g, maximum 45\u2005g) and placebo. Serum copeptin was measured at 30-min intervals for 2.5\u2005h. In a second step, 13 patients with AVP-deficiency and 13 patients with primary polydipsia were included in an open-label pilot study, receiving urea only. The primary endpoint was maximum copeptin within 150\u2005min.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>In healthy adults, median [IQR] copeptin significantly increased from 4.6 [3.0-5.7] pmol\/L at baseline to a maximum of 10.1 [7.2-11.6] pmol\/L at 120\u2005min after ingestion of urea, while it remained stable at 3.8 [2.9-6.6] pmol\/L after placebo intake (P &amp;lt; .001). In patients with AVP-deficiency, copeptin remained below detection limit throughout the test, while in patients with primary polydipsia the peak was seen 150\u2005min after ingestion of urea at 7.4\u2005pmol\/L [4.3, 10.3]. 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