Oxalate and Citrate in Humans - Response to Citrate
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-70
SponsorUniversity of Chicago
About this trial
This is a single-center study that aims to learn more about how two compounds found in food, oxalate and citrate, interact in the body and may influence a person's chances of forming kidney stones. The study will examine changes in urinary oxalate and citrate levels after participants consume potassium citrate.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Age 18-70
History of at least one calcium-based kidney stone
Age 18-70
No history of kidney stone
Disqualifiers
None
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Kidney stone formers
- Control cohort
Treatment groups
24 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
University of Chicago
Lead sponsor
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov