Oxalate and Citrate in Humans - Response to Citrate
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Kidney Stone
Healthy
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
Healthy Volunteers Welcome
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
At a Glance
- Age
- 18 – 70
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Prevention
- Participants needed
- 24 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago · Other
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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.
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
Stone formers (SF):
* Age 18-70
* History of at least one calcium-based kidney stone
Non-stone formers (NSF):
* Age 18-70
* No history of kidney stone
* 24-hour urine oxalate within laboratory normal range (\<50 mg/day)
Exclusion Criteria:
History of primarily uric acid, cy…
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