About this trial
The aim of this study is to test the efficacy of the two long-acting thiazide-like diuretics indapamide and chlorthalidone in reducing urine supersaturation for calcium oxalate and calcium phosphate compared to the short-acting thiazide diuretic hydrochlorothiazide for the prevention of calcium-containing kidney stones.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Written, informed consent.
Age 18 years or older.
Recurrent kidney stone disease (≥2 kidney stone episodes in the last 10 years prior to randomisation).
Past kidney stone containing ≥50 % CaOx, CaP, or a mixture of both.
Disqualifiers
Patients with secondary causes of recurrent calcium kidney stones including severe eating disorders (anorexia or bulimia), chronic bowel disease, intestinal or bariatric surgery, sarcoidosis, primary hyperparathyroidism, chronic urinary tract infection.
Patients with the following medications: Thiazide or loop diuretics, carbonic anhydrase inhibitors (including topiramate), xanthine oxidase inhibitors, alkali, active vitamin D (calcitriol or similar), calcium supplementation, bisphosphonates, denusomab, teriparatide, sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors, strong CYP3A4 inhibitors or inducers (may affect indapamide metabolism), lithium (To be eligible for study participation, patients taking any of the above listed medications at screening must be willing to discontinue these medications at least 28 days before randomization).
Patients with chronic kidney disease (defined as CKD-EPI eGFR <30 mL/min).
Patients with glomerulonephritis.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Indapamide 2.5 MG
- Hydrochlorothiazide 50Mg
- Chlorthalidone 25mg
Treatment groups
6
Treatment groupsSee each treatment group below.